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Patterns of democracy reconsidered: The ambiguous relationship between corporatism and consensualism
Author(s) -
GIULIANI MARCO
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
european journal of political research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.267
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1475-6765
pISSN - 0304-4130
DOI - 10.1111/1475-6765.12117
Subject(s) - corporatism , causation , democracy , representation (politics) , positive economics , selection (genetic algorithm) , corporate governance , political science , sociology , epistemology , economics , law , management , philosophy , artificial intelligence , politics , computer science
Arend Lijphart's Patterns of Democracy , similar to most of his work, elicited fierce scientific debate. This article replicates some of the analyses proposed in its second edition (published in 2012) in the light of the critiques received by the first edition (published in 2009). It primarily examines the relationship between institutional setup and interest group representation, disentangling the effect of consensualism from that of corporatism on issues such as macroeconomic performance and governance capabilities. The article further deepens our understanding of the complex causal mechanisms connecting these variables, proposing a more sophisticated empirical investigation that emphasises selection effects and conjunctural causation.