Noun
consociationalism (uncountable)
Political consociation; government through guaranteed group representation.
Howard has deemed consociationalism as a form of ethnocracy and not a path to true pluralistic democracy. Source: Internet
In contrast to Lijphart, several political scientists and policy analysts have condemned consociationalism. citation citation One of the many critiques is that consociationalism locks in ethnic tensions and identities. Source: Internet