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Belgium set a new world record in 2011 for the time needed to form a government, taking no less than 541 days to bring together a new federal coalition. Governing a divided society like Belgium is never easy, demanding appropriate institutions and advanced political skills. In this fully revised and updated text, Kris Deschouwer gives an even-handed and analytically sophisticated account of contemporary Belgium politics. He explains the background to the territorial divide between a Dutch-speaking north and a French-speaking south that has shaped the political system and has led Belgium's polarized communities to contemplate divorce after decades of search for institutional responses to internal conflict. Deschouwer sets out the institutional arrangements of what has been called the most thorough example of a consociational democracy, and shows how this form of democratic government, along with Belgium's particular federal system has provided a basis – most of the time – to govern a deeply divided country. Fully updated to cover the latest developments, including the 2011 agreement on new constitutional reform, this leading text provides a comprehensive picture of Belgian politics which helps answer the question of whether Belgium – and indeed other divided societies – can be governed in a legitimate democratic manner.

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Internal politics --- Belgium --- Belgique --- Politics and government --- Politique et gouvernement --- Political culture --- Federal government --- Ethnic relations --- Political aspects --- #SBIB:323H20 --- Academic collection --- #SBIB:323H510 --- #SBIB:35H6019 --- Belgische politieke instellingen: algemeen --- Belgische politieke cultuur en processen --- Bestuur en beleid: nationale en regionale studies: België --- Political aspects. --- Political culture - Belgium --- Belgium - Politics and government --- Gouvernement fédéral --- Relations interethniques --- Aspect politique --- 1993-.... (Albert II)

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Bibliotheek François Vercammen

National movements --- Wallonia --- Anthologies --- Bloemlezingen --- Wallonie ; politique --- Wallonië ; politiek --- Walloon Movement --- Mouvement wallon --- Wallonia (Belgium) --- Wallonie (Belgique) --- Walloons --- Political culture --- Nationalism --- History --- Ethnic identity --- -Walloons --- -Political culture --- -Walloon Movement --- -#KVHA:Politiek; Wallonie --- #KVHA:Geschiedenis; Wallonie --- Mouvement Wallon --- Waalse Beweging --- Culture --- Political science --- Ethnology --- Consciousness, National --- Identity, National --- National consciousness --- National identity --- International relations --- Patriotism --- Autonomy and independence movements --- Internationalism --- Political messianism --- Walloon movement --- History. --- Ethnic identity. --- #KVHA:Politiek; Wallonie --- Walloon Movement - History --- Walloons - Ethnic identity --- Political culture - Belgium --- Nationalism - Belgium

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This book has won the Jean Blondel PhD award of the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR), and was nominated for the Annual PhD Prize of the Dutch and Flemish Political Science Associations. Theories on ethnic conflict tend to work on the premise that a deeply divided public opinion undermines democratic stability, and that conflict-ridden polities are not fertile ground for the development of a strong democracy. Democratic stability in divided societies is seen to be endangered whenever the demos plays too prominent a role, so the commonly formulated solution is that citizens should remain passive. This book addresses the role of citizens in such divided societies while they are facing political conflict. It offers interesting new perspectives on the potential of deliberative democracy as a viable alternative in the case of deeply divided polities. The author uses cutting-edge data from a deliberative experiment in Belgium, where he gathered Flemings and Walloons to discuss the future of the country at a moment when the tensions between the linguistic groups were at an historic high.His findings are insightful and interesting for deliberative theorists and practitioners, as well as for scholars of ethnic conflict

Political systems --- Belgium --- Democracy --- Deliberative democracy --- Political culture --- Representative government and representation --- Démocratie --- Démocratie délibérative --- Culture politique --- Gouvernement représentatif --- Belgique --- Politique et gouvernement --- DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY -- 323.1 --- BELGIUM -- 323.1 --- #SBIB:324H50 --- #SBIB:35H501 --- Parliamentary government --- Political representation --- Representation --- Self-government --- Constitutional history --- Constitutional law --- Political science --- Elections --- Republics --- Suffrage --- Discursive democracy --- Equality --- Politieke participatie en legitimiteit (referenda, directe democratie, publieke opinie...) --- Bestuur en samenleving: netwerken, inspraak, participatie, interactief beleid --- Démocratie --- Démocratie délibérative --- Gouvernement représentatif --- Démocratie participative --- Politique et gouvernement. --- Democracy - Belgium --- Deliberative democracy - Belgium --- Political culture - Belgium --- Representative government and representation - Belgium

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Democracy --- Mass media --- Social change --- Démocratie --- Médias --- Changement social --- Political participation --- Representative government and representation --- Political culture --- 321.7 <493> --- 323 --- Democratie. Plurale samenleving. Pluralisme. Democratische pluraliteit--(moderne democratie politieke stelsels)--België --- Binnenlandse politiek --- 323 Binnenlandse politiek --- 321.7 <493> Democratie. Plurale samenleving. Pluralisme. Democratische pluraliteit--(moderne democratie politieke stelsels)--België --- Démocratie --- Médias --- Mass media. --- Citizen participation --- Community action --- Community involvement --- Community participation --- Involvement, Community --- Mass political behavior --- Participation, Citizen --- Participation, Community --- Participation, Political --- Political activity --- Political behavior --- Political rights --- Social participation --- Political activists --- Politics, Practical --- Self-government --- Political science --- Equality --- Republics --- Democracy - Belgium --- Political participation - Belgium --- Representative government and representation - Belgium --- Political culture - Belgium