| Belgian Exceptionalism: Belgian Politics Between Realism and Surrealism Contributor(s): Caluwaerts, Didier (Editor), Reuchamps, Min (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0367610248 ISBN-13: 9780367610241 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $46.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | World - European - Political Science | Comparative Politics - Political Science | Political Process - General |
| Dewey: 320.949 |
| LCCN: 2021034518 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.75 lbs) 218 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |