The Politics of Accommodation: Pluralism and Democracy in the Netherlands

The Politics of Accommodation: Pluralism and Democracy in the Netherlands offers a groundbreaking analysis of Dutch democracy during the pivotal period of 1917 to 1967, highlighting the country's unique approach to managing deep-seated societal divisions. Originally published in 1967 and revised with a second edition, this seminal work by Arend Lijphart explores the concept of pillarization—a system in which religious and ideological blocs coexisted within a framework of mutual accommodatio...