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Beyond linguistic and party homogeneity: Determinants of Belgian MPs’ preferences on federalism and state reform
Dodeigne, Jérémy; Gramme, Pierre; Reuchamps, Min et al.
2016In Party Politics, Online First
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Keywords :
Belgium; Devolution; Elite; Federalism; Intra-party dynamics
Abstract :
[en] Political parties are often thought of as unitary actors that have consistent preferences. This ‘hidden assumption’ means that heterogeneity within parties, and therefore intra-party dynamics, are often overlooked in explaining attitudes. When it comes to devolution and federalisation, parties or MPs belonging to the same region are also often implicitly considered to have homogeneous viewpoints and attitudes. Relying on an original survey of MPs carried out during the Belgian political gridlock of 2010–2011, this article uncovers some of the key dimensions of the intra-party dynamics through analysis of MPs’ preferences towards institutional reform in Belgium. Far from being explained along party or community lines, our results demonstrate how MPs’ political and sociological background, national/regional identity, political career, and inter-community relations strongly shape their preferences.
Disciplines :
Political science, public administration & international relations
Author, co-author :
Dodeigne, Jérémy ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de science politique > Gouvernance et société
Gramme, Pierre;  DNAlytics
Reuchamps, Min ;  Université Catholique de Louvain - UCL > ISPOLE > CESPOL
Sinardet, Dave;  Vrije Universiteit Brussel - VUB > Faculteit Economische, Sociale en Politieke Wetenschappen
Language :
English
Title :
Beyond linguistic and party homogeneity: Determinants of Belgian MPs’ preferences on federalism and state reform
Publication date :
2016
Journal title :
Party Politics
ISSN :
1354-0688
eISSN :
1460-3683
Publisher :
SAGE Publications
Volume :
Online First
Peer reviewed :
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