Consociational Democracy Leaders
A common factor between all the types of government is that, they need leaders in order to advocate their ideologies. For a country to accept a type of government, it is necessary that they know the concept of that government. Making people understand and accept Consociational Democracy is the major role of a Consociational Democracy leader. Many philosophers, politicians and leaders have made noteworthy contribution in the History of Consociational Democracy. Famous Consociational Democracy leaders are Brendan O'Leary, John McGarry.
Modern Consociational Democracy
Modern Consociational Democracy history can be broadly classified into three categories, Early Modern Consociational Democracy, 18th and 19th century Consociational Democracy and 20th and 21st century Consociational Democracy. Consociational Democracy timeline in the modern times can be briefly described as below:
- Early Modern Period: Early modern period is around after the middle ages and before 18th century. The outline of events in the history of Consociational Democracy in the early modern period can be elaborated as follows- This type of democracy emerged in the 19th. It was not prevalant in the early modern period.
- 18th to 19th century: The Netherlands, as a consociational state, was between 1857 and 1967 divided into four non territorial pillars, although until 1917 there was aplurality ('first past the post') electoral system rather than a consociational one.
- 20th and 21st century: The events in the history of Consociational Democracy in the 20th and 21st century can be described as- The Dayton Agreement that ended the 1992–1995 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which is described as a "classic example of consociational settlement" by Sumantra Bose and "an ideal-typical consociational democracy" by Roberto Belloni