Power may be shared by guaranteeing the inclusion of all significant parties simultaneously in the governing cabinet through rules on grand coalition formation.
[4] Alternatively, it may involve sharing power by guaranteeing sequential access to political office, like a rotating premiership.
[5] Proportionality also informs economic power-sharing, as the distribution of public resources may be instituted respective to the size of communities.
Some political scientists argue that power sharing is an effective way to reduce the likelihood of conflict in divided states.
Supporters of the consociationalism argue that it is a more realistic option in deeply divided societies than integrationist approaches to conflict management.
It means that every organ of the state has equal powers Research by Killian Clarke, Anne Meng and Jack Paine, which examined all rebellions that overthrew a government since 1900, found that unified rebellions (with one major group taking power) tended to build lasting governments.
[17] Examples of centripetal power sharing include Fiji (1999–2006), Northern Ireland (June 1973 – May 1974), Papua New Guinea, Sri Lanka,[13] Indonesia, Kenya and Nigeria.