Majoritarian and Consensus Democracy, Electoral Systems, and Democratic Consolidation in Asia

2002 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 5-39
Author(s):  
Aurel Croissant
Keyword(s):  
Electoral Systems ◽  
Democratic Consolidation ◽  
Consensus Democracy

Local Politics in Taiwan: Democratic Consolidation

Asian Survey ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. 483-494
Author(s):  
Qingshan Tan ◽  
Peter Kien-hong Yu ◽  
Wen-chun Chen
Keyword(s):  
Local Politics ◽  
Democratic Consolidation

POLITICS-LAW CONVERGENCE OR DIVERGENCE? 'SMALL' POLITICAL PARTIES, REALPOLITIKAND SOUTH AFRICA'S 20 YEARS OF DEMOCRACY

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kealeboga J Maphunye
Keyword(s):  
Game Theory ◽  
Political Parties ◽  
Rational Choice ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Rational Choice Theory ◽  
Choice Theory ◽  
Democratic Consolidation ◽  
Secondary Research ◽  
Extant Literature ◽  
African Charter

This article examines South Africa's 20-year democracy by contextualising the roles of the 'small' political parties that contested South Africa's 2014 elections. Through the  prism  of South  Africa's  Constitution,  electoral legislation  and the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance, it examines these parties' roles in South Africa's democratisation; their influence,  if any, in parliament, and whether they play any role in South Africa's continental or international engagements. Based on a review of the extant literature, official documents,  legislation, media, secondary research, reports and the results of South Africa's elections, the article relies on game theory, rational choice theory and theories of democracy and democratic consolidation to examine 'small' political parties' roles in the country's political and legal systems. It concludes that the roles of 'small' parties in governance and democracy deserve greater recognition than is currently the case, but acknowledges the extreme difficulty experienced by the 'small'  parties in playing a significant role in democratic consolidation, given their formidable opponent in a one-party dominant system.

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