The Politics of Belgium: Governing a Divided Society (Comparative Government and Politics)
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| Rating | : | 4.61 (595 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0230218156 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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"A long overdue single-authored book-length study of Belgian politics which is likely to remain a key reference for several years to come There is little to fault in this book Kris Deschouwer, one of Belgium's leading political scientists knows Belgian politics very well, writes in a clear and accessible style and is an excellent comparative scholar" - Wilfred Swenden, Acta Politica
This major new text provides an expert but accessible introduction of politics in a society so divided that its polarized communities have come to contemplate divorce after decades of search for institutional responses to its internal conflicts.. Belgium is only a small country but from a political science perspective a very important one
The Politics of Belgium: Governing a Divided Society This is the best -- and perhaps the only -- accurate analysis of how Belgian politics works -- and doesn't work -- and why. Written by an insider, it is clearly enough written so that outsiders can understand it.. Stephen R. Rolandi said Five Stars. Excellent.SR
He has written widely in the fields of Belgian, Comparative, European and Territorial politics... Kris Deschouwer is Professor of Politics, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Visiting Professor at the Universit dAix-en-Provence and Universit de Lille