The reversal of dynamics of Belgian federalism: the points of views of political elites

Since the 1970s, Belgium has so far undergone six state reforms that gradually modified the Belgian federation. Negotiations and various conflicts between the elites of the two large communities have been both a cause and a consequence of Belgium's federalization. In fact, each reform of the state seems to have increased demands for further regionalization, known in Belgium as "defederalization of competencies". However, in recent years, as the Belgian federal model seems to experience a reversal of centrifugal dynamics. Indeed, political elites have increasingly advocated the "re-federalizati... Mehr ...