Belgian consociational federalism is often praised for its ability to deal peacefully with the
country's internal divisions. Nevertheless, recent political stalemates raise the question: Is …

Scandals that hit political institutions and their actors are likely to contribute to lowering
political trust. However, few studies examine the accuracy of such relationship at the local …

Despite the enduring importance of Lijphart's work for understanding democracy in Belgium,
the consociational model has come under increasing threat. Owing to deep political crises …

Since 1993, Belgium is officially a federal state, composed of three communities and three
regions, as the first—new at the time—article of the Constitution proclaims. The history of …

In May 2014, and for the second time in her political history, regional, federal and European
elections were organized simultaneously in Belgium. In the direct follow-up of the sixth state …

The 2012–14 reform of the Belgian state has deeeply transformed its Senate. Not only does
the reform reduce the legislative powers of the Belgian upper chamber, but it also alters its …

A burgeoning literature studies compulsory voting and its effects on turnout, but we know
very little about how compulsory voting works in practice. In this Element, the authors fill this …

According to the nationalisation hypothesis, it is sometimes argued that electoral lists
competing at local elections under a national party label are more likely to win. Yet, in many …

How do Belgian citizens see the future of federalism? In the typical consociational Belgium
citizens have not had much to say about the federalization process, which has been largely …

Consider a monoidal category that is at the same time abelian with enough projectives and
such that projectives are flat on the right. We show that there is a-algebra that is-quasi …