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Abstract
This book takes stock of Belgium’s exceptional and – for some foreign observers –schizophrenic position in the political world and explains its idiosyncrasy to a non-Belgian audience.
Offering a broad and comprehensive analysis of Belgian politics, the guiding questions throughout each of the chapters of this book are: Is Belgium a political enigma, and why? Along which axes is Belgium "exceptional" compared to other countries? And what insights does a comparative study of Belgian politics have to offer? The book therefore provides a critical assessment of how Belgian politics "stands out" internationally, both in good and bad ways – including consociationalism, federalism, democratic innovations, Euroscepticism, government formation, gender equality, among others – and which factors can explain Belgium’s exceptional position.
Based on cutting-edge research findings, the book will be of wide interest to scholars and students of Belgian politics, European Politics and Comparative politics.
Offering a broad and comprehensive analysis of Belgian politics, the guiding questions throughout each of the chapters of this book are: Is Belgium a political enigma, and why? Along which axes is Belgium "exceptional" compared to other countries? And what insights does a comparative study of Belgian politics have to offer? The book therefore provides a critical assessment of how Belgian politics "stands out" internationally, both in good and bad ways – including consociationalism, federalism, democratic innovations, Euroscepticism, government formation, gender equality, among others – and which factors can explain Belgium’s exceptional position.
Based on cutting-edge research findings, the book will be of wide interest to scholars and students of Belgian politics, European Politics and Comparative politics.
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | Abingdon |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Number of pages | 218 |
| Edition | 1 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-003-10464-3 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-0-367-61027-2, 978-0-367-61024-1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2021 |
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- 2 Finished
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FWOAL978: ERA-NET: Threat, identity, and dissent: Understanding and addressing political polarization in European democracies
1/09/20 → 31/08/23
Project: Fundamental
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SRP43: Strategic Research Programme: Evaluating Democratic Governance in Europe (EDGE)
Celis, K., Deschouwer, K., Deschouwer, K., Celis, K., Oberthur, S., Coene, G. & Adam, I.
1/11/17 → 31/10/23
Project: Fundamental