Abstract
Since the June 2007 elections, Belgium has appeared to be on the verge of state collapse. Linguistic demands by a majority of the population led the French-speaking state set up in 1830 to gradually respect the Dutch language on equal footing with the French one. The rise and development of nationalist-regionalist parties, triggered the gradual transformation of Belgium into a federal state. The setting up of a dual federalism however follows a centrifugal logic Political elites, have found institutional responses in order to save the country from violent expressions, at least at the cost of a rapidly evaporating federal state.
| Translated title of the contribution | Belgium: One Foot in the Grave? |
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| Original language | German |
| Pages (from-to) | 12-18 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Geographische Rundschau |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |