The conventional political scientist’s understanding of power sharing does not make so firm a distinction between tiny and great power sharing, but rather addresses the formal method. It is best summarised in the remarkable forty years’ work by Arndt Lijphart 11 He argues that proportional representation, together with consensual, consociational, negotiated inclusions of as many points of view as possible, are essential in what he calls “divided societies”. In short, political settlement in “divided societies” should come as close to a government of national unity as is practicable. The present author categorises this as tiny power sharing, noting that inclusion.
