Whose French is it anyway? Language ideologies and re-emerging indexicalities of French in Flanders [PDF]
In this article I address a number of recent controversial language-related incidents and ideological statements regarding the use of French in the public sphere by Flemish nationalist aldermen in two Flemish towns.
Vandenbroucke, Mieke
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The problem of the politicization of ethnic communities in the Flemish region of Belgium
This article seeks to trace the reasons for the emergence of separatist sentiments in the European Union states, particularly in Belgium. The article gives its brief assessment of the current state of the issue mentioned and undertakes an analysis of the
A. N. Chernikina
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How does the ethno-linguistic conflict between Flemish and Walloons materialize itself among Belgian expatriate communities? Using the concepts of transnationalism and long-distance nationalism, this article studies the transfer of political cleavages ...
Jean-Michel Lafleur
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SEPARATISM IN IDEOLOGY AND ACTIVITIES OF FLEMISH RIGHT-WING POPULIST PARTIES
The article is devoted to the issue of the Flemish separatism, including autonomism and independism (the latter aiming at the creation of own power center), and how it is reflected in the programs of the Flemish right-wing populist parties.
P. V. Oskolkov
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The role of film production policy in stimulating a Flemish identity (1964–2002) [PDF]
The role of the official film production policy in stimulating a Flemish identity forms the central research question of this study. This research project examines the period that starts in 1964, when a selective and culturally inspired support mechanism
Willems, Gertjan
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The strategic use of metaphors by political and media elites: the 2007-11 Belgian constitutional crisis [PDF]
On 9 December 2011 a new Belgian government was sworn in after a record-breaking 541 days of negotiations between all democratic political forces with the aim to alter the constitution and provide more autonomy to the different regions that make up ...
Cammaerts, Bart
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Local flavors and regional markers : The Low Countries and their commercially driven and proximity-focused film remake practice [PDF]
The practice of Dutch-Flemish film remaking that came into existence in the new millennium quickly appeared to be of great importance in the film industries of Flanders and The Netherlands – and consequently of Europe.
Cuelenaere, Eduard +2 more
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Turkey's kurds and the quest for recognition transnational politics and the EU-Turkey accession negotiations [PDF]
The growing literature on transnationalism documents the ways in which immigrants and refugees stay connected with their communities and countries of origin, and shows how homeland governments reach out to their former constituents. Social, financial and
Casier, Marlies
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EUROPEAN AUSTERITY WITHOUT GROWTH? EUROPEAN GROWTH WITHOUT EUROPEAN DEMOCRACY? [PDF]
The European project is facing a crisis. Citizens no longer understand what the EU is about. Young people and the new ruling class have forgotten the clear message of the European project launched just after the Second World War "No wars ever again among
Montani Guido
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ABSTRACT While electoral support in deeply divided societies is expected to follow segmental lines, parties often attract substantial backing from outside their core constituencies. This article examines why voters in Belgium's Brussels‐Capital Region—a consociational system designed to enable the peaceful cohabitation of the French and Dutch language ...
Benjamin Blanckaert +2 more
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