The procedure at the federal level 149 The role of the King 154 The procedure at the
regional level 156 The mechanics of coalition formation 159 A difficult and lengthy process …

This second edition of Politics and Society in Western Europe not only brings its coverage of
events up-to-date but also includes a number of major changes. First, the presentation has …

For decades, scholars have sought to understand why citizens join political parties and what
influence can be achieved through party membership. Whether we think of political parties …

The study of paradiplomacy, concerning the international activity of regional governments,
opens the door to a new set of actors and issues for international negotiations. A theoretical …

Culture and Politics provides a comprehensive introduction to the enduring phenomenon of
culture and its impact on contemporary society and politics. Combining a substantial …

By the late 1990s Green parties had entered national governments in five Western
European countries-Finland, Italy, Germany, France and Belgium. This book aims to provide …

In a special issue of The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
entitled'Ethnic Conflict in the World Today', Martin Heisler argued that'the peaceful and …

Using the RepResent Voter Panel Survey conducted in Belgium since the 2019 Federal
elections, we investigate the relationship between affective polarization and voters' coalition …

This study examines the role of negative (anger, fear) and positive emotions in addition to
political attitudes (political trust, populist attitudes, external political efficacy) as key …

This study investigates how protest attitudes and ideological considerations affected the
2019 election results in Belgium, and particularly the vote for the radical right-wing populist …