comparative politics
concepts
Pillarization of society means the vertical integration of a subcultural community in a system of political representation. More often than not, this kind of integration is considered as necessary for a minority to politically participate and survive when democratization of a polity is under way or more or less completed by means of electoral rights (e.g., universal suffrage) and the establishment of a party system (at the national level). [Source: International Encyclopedia of Political Science; Pillarization]
pillarization
political sociology
representation and electoral systems