Belgian constitution states that ‘Belgium is a federal state, composed of communities and regions’. This is the result of five state reforms (1970, 1980, 1988– 1989, 1993 and 2001). The political power of the country is divided among different partners: communities, regions and the federal state. The position of the nation-state has weakened as authority has been transferred downwards, to the regional level, and upwards, to the European Union. The five successive state reforms of the past have not yet resulted in a final satisfactory state architecture – the debates about the future form of the country are at the core of the political agenda in Belgium. The Flemish and the French-speaking communities have different opinions about how to org...
There is a growing attention among scholars on the analysis of conflicts in divided societies. They ...
The Walloon Region is the outcome of the federalist project of the Walloon movement. Their initial l...
The text is a case study which deals with the theoretical and historical aspects in the dominant con...
Belgian constitution states that ‘Belgium is a federal state, composed of communities and regions’. ...
The first article of the Belgian constitution states nowadays: ‘Belgium is a federal state, composed...
This paper highlights the most important institutional evolutions of Belgian federalism stemming fro...
The present work deals with an analysis of a political and constitutional organization of the federa...
Since 1993, Belgium is officially a federal state, composed of – three – communities and – three – r...
The scale of Flemish municipalities keeps dominating the political agenda in Flanders. In recent yea...
This paper highlights the most important institutional evolutions of Belgian federalism stemming fro...
Belgium, created as a state at the beginning of the nineteenth century (1830), was characterised by ...
Belgium has evolved from a unitary to a federal state through six state reforms (1970, 1980, 1988, 1...
After the federal elections of June 13, 2010, it took Belgian politicians 541 days to agree on a new...
Once a unitary State, Belgium is now a federal one based on a complex pattern of Communities and Reg...
Having moved away from unitarism, Belgium is described as a federal state of communities and regions...
There is a growing attention among scholars on the analysis of conflicts in divided societies. They ...
The Walloon Region is the outcome of the federalist project of the Walloon movement. Their initial l...
The text is a case study which deals with the theoretical and historical aspects in the dominant con...
Belgian constitution states that ‘Belgium is a federal state, composed of communities and regions’. ...
The first article of the Belgian constitution states nowadays: ‘Belgium is a federal state, composed...
This paper highlights the most important institutional evolutions of Belgian federalism stemming fro...
The present work deals with an analysis of a political and constitutional organization of the federa...
Since 1993, Belgium is officially a federal state, composed of – three – communities and – three – r...
The scale of Flemish municipalities keeps dominating the political agenda in Flanders. In recent yea...
This paper highlights the most important institutional evolutions of Belgian federalism stemming fro...
Belgium, created as a state at the beginning of the nineteenth century (1830), was characterised by ...
Belgium has evolved from a unitary to a federal state through six state reforms (1970, 1980, 1988, 1...
After the federal elections of June 13, 2010, it took Belgian politicians 541 days to agree on a new...
Once a unitary State, Belgium is now a federal one based on a complex pattern of Communities and Reg...
Having moved away from unitarism, Belgium is described as a federal state of communities and regions...
There is a growing attention among scholars on the analysis of conflicts in divided societies. They ...
The Walloon Region is the outcome of the federalist project of the Walloon movement. Their initial l...
The text is a case study which deals with the theoretical and historical aspects in the dominant con...