Divided They Stand: Managing Diversity in Belgium's Divided Society

摘要

An examination of the conflict between Flemings and Walloons in Belgium. Thisstudy seeks to uncover the sources of national unity in Belgium. The following factors stand out as having served to unify the Belgian people: (1) a common heritage; (2) the transition to a federal state; (3) a consociational system; and (4) the intractable debate over Brussels.