{"product_id":"belgian-exceptionalism-didier-caluwaerts-9780367610272","title":"Belgian Exceptionalism: Belgian Politics Between Realism and Surrealism","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book takes stock of Belgium's exceptional and - for some foreign observers -schizophrenic position in the political world and explains its idiosyncrasy to a non-Belgian audience. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffering a broad and comprehensive analysis of Belgian politics, the guiding questions throughout each of the chapters of this book are: Is Belgium a political enigma, and why? Along which axes is Belgium \"exceptional\" compared to other countries? And what insights does a comparative study of Belgian politics have to offer? The book therefore provides a critical assessment of how Belgian politics \"stands out\" internationally, both in good and bad ways - including consociationalism, federalism, democratic innovations, Euroscepticism, government formation, gender equality, among others - and which factors can explain Belgium's exceptional position. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on cutting-edge research findings, the book will be of wide interest to scholars and students of Belgian politics, European Politics and Comparative politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Didier Caluwaerts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367610272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367610272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/25\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d","brand":"Didier Caluwaerts","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086537765119,"sku":"9780367610272","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d986e81a-348b-48ad-87b6-58a12c8f87d6.jpg?v=1769095241","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/belgian-exceptionalism-didier-caluwaerts-9780367610272","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}