ISBN:
9780367610241
,
9780367610272
,
9781003104643
Language:
English
Pages:
xviii, 218 Seiten
,
Diagramme
Series Statement:
Routledge advances in European politics
Keywords:
Politics & government
;
Comparative politics
;
Belgien
;
Demokratie
;
Föderalismus
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.
Note:
English
