Bullettin n. 1/2011
June 2011
CONTENTS
  • Section A) The theory and practise of the federal states and multi-level systems of government
  • Section B) Global governance and international organizations
  • Section C) Regional integration processes
  • Section D) Federalism as a political idea
  • Duchenne Geneviève
    «Qui peut le plus, peut le moins» ou l’Europe au secours de la Belgique
    in Europe en formation (L') , n. 359, spring, 2011 ,  2011 ,  47-58
    At a time when Belgium just held the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union and at the same time tries, once again, to defi ne its own future, there is much for historians to ponder : today’s Europe does not seem to be a mobilising theme anymore… except for Bart De Wever and his followers. The Flemish nationalist party N-VA continuously resorts to Europe to call for structural reforms aiming at giving more autonomy to Flanders by “evaporating” Belgium. According to the party, the challenges of the 21st century globalised world are best answered by Europe and Flanders, and not by Belgium. This would be a consequence of the European integration process… But this rhetoric is inherent to the Belgian political discourse and is much older than the recent communitarian tensions. This paper intends to show how Europe has always come to Belgium’s assistance, sometimes in a very surprising way.
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