History of Belgian Politics
History of Belgian Politics

Author: Nicky Huys

Publisher: Nicky Huys

Published: 2023-05-29

Total Pages: 129

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"History of Belgian Politics" is a comprehensive exploration of the fascinating political journey of Belgium. From its early foundations to present-day developments, this book offers a thorough analysis of the key milestones and themes that have shaped the political landscape of Belgium. It delves into the formation of the Belgian state, the Belgian Revolution, and the establishment of a constitutional monarchy. The book explores the development of the Belgian political system and its key institutions, examining the influence of neighboring countries and international events on Belgian politics. It also delves into the rise of political movements, the emergence of political parties and ideologies, and the challenges and divisions leading up to World War II. The book further explores post-war reconstruction, Belgium's role in European integration, and the linguistic and regional challenges that have shaped Belgian politics. Additionally, it examines the evolution of political parties, the shifting dynamics in coalition politics, and the contemporary challenges and debates in Belgian politics. Through a comprehensive and insightful analysis, "History of Belgian Politics" provides readers with a deep understanding of the complex political history of Belgium.

Political History of Belgium from 1830 Onwards
Political History of Belgium from 1830 Onwards

Author: Els Witte

Publisher: Vub Brussels University Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 312

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This new political history of Belgium provides the reader with insights into the management of the economic recession of the 1980's, the constitutional reforms of 1988 and 1992-93, into recent developments among political parties and pressure groups and the problems facing them today, and into the changing relations between parliament, the government and the titular head of state. This edition has been completely revised, involving a re-examination of events from 1830 to 1945 in the light of more recent historical work and a systematic reworking of the period after 1945. Very recent developments are treated fully, including the crisls of legitimacy of the political system in general and of the workings of the law in particular. Seldom has the Belgian political landscape seen as many new developments as recently: an electoral breakthrough by the extreme right, a mass demonstration of popular concern for murdered and missing children, questions about the monarchy after the death of King Baudouin and an increasing influence of the media. A new and revised edition of this standard work on Belgian political history was overdue.

The Oxford Handbook of the Radical Right
The Oxford Handbook of the Radical Right

Author: Jens Rydgren

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 761

ISBN-13: 0190274557

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The radical right : an introduction / Jens Rydgren -- Ideology and discourse -- The radical right and nationalism / Tamir Bar-On -- The radical right and islamophobia / Aristotle Kallis -- The radical right and anti-semitism / Ruth Wodak -- The radical right and populism / Hans-Georg Betz -- The radical right and fascism / Nigel Copsey -- The radical right and euroscepticism / Sofia Vasilopoulou -- Issues -- Explaining electoral support for the radical right / Kai Arzheimer -- Party systems and radical right-wing parties / Herbert Kitschelt -- The radical right and gender / Hilde Coffé -- Globalization, cleavages, and the radical right / Simon Bornschier -- Party organization and the radical right / David Art -- Charisma and the radical right / Roger Eatwell -- Media and the radical right / Antonis A. Ellinas -- The non-party sector of the radical right / John Veugelers and Gabriel Menard -- The political impact of the radical right / Michelle Hale Williams -- The radical right as social movement organizations / Manuela Caiani and Donatella Della Porta -- Youth and the radical right / Cynthia Miller Idriss -- Religion and the radical right / Michael Minkenberg -- Cross-national links and international cooperation / Manuela Caiani -- Political violence and the radical right / Leonard Weinberg and Eliot Assoudeh -- Case studies -- The radical right in France / Nonna Mayer -- The radical right in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland / Uwe Backes -- The radical right in Belgium and the Netherlands / Joop J.M. van Holsteyn -- The radical right in Southern Europe / Carlo Ruzza -- The radical right in the UK / Matthew J. Goodwin and James Dennison -- The radical right in the Nordic countries / Anders Widfeldt -- The radical right in Eastern Europe / Lenka Butíková -- The radical right in post-soviet Russia / Richard Arnold and Andreas Umland -- The radical right in post-soviet Ukraine / Melanie Mierzejewski-Voznyak -- The radical right in the United States of America / Christopher Sebastian Parker -- The radical right in Australia / Andy Fleming and Aurelien Mondon -- The radical right in Israel / Arie Perliger and Ami Pedhazur -- The radical right in Japan / Naoto Higuchi

Sovereignty, Civic Participation, and Constitutional Law
Sovereignty, Civic Participation, and Constitutional Law

Author: Brecht Deseure

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-04-13

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13: 100037503X

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This book brings recent insights about sovereignty and citizen participation in the Belgian Constitution to scholars in the fields of law, philosophy, history, and politics. Throughout the Western world, there are increasing calls for greater citizen participation. Referendums, citizen councils, and other forms of direct democracy are considered necessary antidotes to a growing hostility towards traditional party politics. This book focuses on the Belgian debate, where the introduction of participatory politics has stalled because of an ambiguity in the Constitution. Scholars and judges generally claim that the Belgian Constitution gives ultimate power to the nation, which can only speak through representation in parliament. In light of this, direct democracy would be an unconstitutional power grab by the current generation of citizens. This book critically investigates this received interpretation of the Constitution and, by reaching back to the debates among Belgium’s 1831 founding fathers, concludes that it is untenable. The spirit, if not the text, of the Belgian Constitution allows for more popular participation than present-day jurisprudence admits. This book is the first to make recent debates in this field accessible to international scholars. It provides a rare source of information on Belgium’s 1831 Constitution, which was in its time seen as modern constitutionalism’s greatest triumph and which became a model for countless other constitutions. Yet the questions it asks reverberate far beyond Belgium. Combining new insights from law, philosophy, history, and politics, this book is a showcase for continental constitutional theory. It will be a valuable resource for academics and researchers in constitutional law, political and legal philosophy, and legal history.

The Intellectual Origins of the Belgian Revolution
The Intellectual Origins of the Belgian Revolution

Author: Stefaan Marteel

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-09-05

Total Pages: 317

ISBN-13: 3319894269

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This book explores the political ideas of the Belgian Revolution of 1830, which led to the break-up of the Restoration state of the ‘united’ Kingdom of the Netherlands. It uncovers the origins of liberalism and political Catholicism in the Southern Netherlands in the wake of the French Revolution, and traces the development of political language in the context of the tensions between the Northern and Southern part of the united Netherlands. It shows how differences in ‘Dutch’ and ‘Belgian’ political and intellectual history resulted in different understandings of essential political concepts such as ‘sovereignty’ and ‘balance of powers’, as well as of the nature of the constitutional order of 1815. Finally, it traces the emergence of Belgian nationalism within the discourse of opposition against the government. Stefaan Marteel therefore provides a fresh perspective on the intellectual background of the rise of the nation-state in the nineteenth century.

The Politics of Belgium
The Politics of Belgium

Author: Marleen Brans

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-09-13

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 131799003X

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For too long Belgium remained an unexplored terrain by comparative political scientists. Belgium's politics were best known through the writings of Arend Lijphart, who considered it a model case of consociationalism. Over the past ten to fifteen years, the analysis of consociationalism has been complemented by a more detailed coverage of Belgium's spectacular transformation process from a unitary into a federal state, moving rapidly now to disintegration. Likewise, several peculiar aspects of Belgian politics, such as the record fragmentation of its party system, have been covered in edited volumes or international journals. However, given the complexity of the Belgian configuration of political institutions and actors, any inclusion of particular aspects of the Belgian case in comparative work calls for an in depth and integrated understanding of the broader political system. This is the first book which provides such an analysis. It brings together a team of 19 political scientists and sociologists who aim to explain the dynamics and incentives of institutional change and seek to analyze the intricate interplay between the main institutional components of the Belgian body politic. The sociological, political and institutional determinants and the consequences of the "federalisation" process of Belgium is the central theme that links each of the individual chapters. This book will be essential reading for students who want to understand the politics of Belgium and for anyone with a strong interest in West European Politics, comparative politics and comparative federalism. This book was published as a special issue of West European Politics.

The Politics Of Belgium
The Politics Of Belgium

Author: John Fitzmaurice

Publisher: Westview Press

Published: 1996-06-06

Total Pages: 312

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In recent years Belgium's complicated federal system has been threatened by resurgent competition for power between the Flemish and Walloon communities. Calls for a breakup of the state along linguistic lines have been defeated, but separatist--though usually nonviolent--sentiment remains strong in some areas.John Fitzmaurice's balanced study considers the effects of the country's internal divisiveness and presents a definitive introduction to Belgium's history, social and economic development, political system, and foreign policy--especially with regard to the EU.