The adaptation of the electoral system to the ethno-linguistic evolution of Belgian consociationalism

Complying with the idea that institutions could be used "to manage conflict democratically in divided societies" (Belmont et al., 2002 , p. 3), the Belgian state has reformed its institutions in the past 40 years to accommodate ethno-linguistic tensions between Dutch-speakers and French-sp...

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Published in:Ethnopolitics 2005-11, Vol.4 (4), p.397-411
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