'Een schadelijke instelling'. Kritiek op het parlement in België in het interbellum

A harmful institution. Critique of the Belgian parliament during the interwar periodTwo key features that characterise the interwar period are the crisis within the parliamentary system and the rise of fascism. The wave of criticism directed at the Belgian parliament can be attributed to this overall climate, although it also has its own peculiarities that originate from Belgian’s political culture, particularly its strong parliamentary tradition. The First World War acted as a catalyst for this strong antiparliamentary critique through the outburst of nationalism and the cult of violence it u... Mehr ...