The Changing Dynamics of Belgian Federalism: Is there a reversal of the paradox of federalism?

This chapter looks at Belgium’s process of federalization, more specifically as a conflict management technique from the perspective of consociational democracy, and includes a theoretical discussion of the paradox of federalism. To identify the arguments surrounding the defederalization or refederalization debate in Belgium, a critical frame analysis is conducted. The decentralization, known in Belgium as ‘defederalization’ of competences, thus, seems to have increased demands for further regionalization and set in motion fundamental institutional reforms. Although all six institutional refor... Mehr ...