A Critical Test of Consociational Democracy in the Modern Belgian Federal Parliamentary System
Abstract
Abstract Like Many a plural society such as Nigeria, there are other countries across the globe that witness conflict and cleavages in their political space. Belgium is one such country in Western Europe, which has mirrored a state in peril albeit politically. This way, this paper has sought to trace on how the Belgian state is configured, in view of federalism and consociation. How has the Consociational politics of accommodation worked in the Belgian polity? How has the federal system helped in the arrangement of consociation. The paper found that even though the Belgian state is federal in character, political gridlocks always rear their head in the political life of the country. .
Fields of Study & Subjects
Political Systems and Governance
European Union Policy and Governance
Political Conflict and Governance
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Social Science Reports
- Volume
- 10
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 60–65
- Publication date
- 10 January 2026
- Language
- EN