Political careers in Belgium: an example of the integrated career model

Several countries have undergone a regionalization in recent years followed by a professionalization of regional politics. This led to research on career patterns in multi-level states, with attention for the relationship between the regional and national level. Stolz (2005) found evidence for four types of career patterns. In this article it is argued that the Belgian regions of Flanders and Wallonia are both examples of the ‘integrated careers’ ideal type since the introduction of directly elected regional parliaments in 1995. Level-hopping data (1995-2010) show that there is one integrated... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Ine Vanlangenakker
Bart Maddens
Gert-Jan Put
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
Reihe/Periodikum: Fédéralisme-Régionalisme, Vol 10 (2010)
Verlag/Hrsg.: University of Liège Library
Schlagwörter: Political institutions and public administration (General) / JF20-2112 / Political science (General) / JA1-92
Sprache: Englisch
Französisch
Niederländisch
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Several countries have undergone a regionalization in recent years followed by a professionalization of regional politics. This led to research on career patterns in multi-level states, with attention for the relationship between the regional and national level. Stolz (2005) found evidence for four types of career patterns. In this article it is argued that the Belgian regions of Flanders and Wallonia are both examples of the ‘integrated careers’ ideal type since the introduction of directly elected regional parliaments in 1995. Level-hopping data (1995-2010) show that there is one integrated career arena and that there is no dominant direction towards the national level.