Maureen Covell
Biographic Data
| ID | 300665 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Maureen Covell |
| GIVEN NAMES | Maureen |
| FAMILY NAME | Covell |
| SIGNATURE | COVELL M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Simon Fraser University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 30 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Ethnic Conflict, Representation and the State in Belgium
Covell&s;s chapter discusses the relationship between systems of representation and political conflict in Belgium, contrasting the liberal with the consociational principles of representation. She notes that the two systems of representation are based on different assumptions. The liberal principle is based on the idea that interest is the main motive for political behavior and that open competition of interests is the best method of resolving co…
Historical Dictionary of Madagascar
Madagascar, widely known as the “Great Island,” is just off the coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean, but in many ways it hardly resembles its mainland neighbors. Its flora and fauna are quite distinct, and the folkways and culture of its population are intriguingly different from that of the continental countries. This revised and expanded edition fills us in on the changes that have occurred over the past decade while still covering the long and…
Political conflict and constitutional engineering in Belgium
L'article examine la maniere dont la politique linguistique en Belgique a tente de resoudre le conflit entre les tenants de la langue francaise et les tenants de la langue hollandaise. Il considere egalement les facteurs qui ont influence les revisions constitutionnelles
Class, Ethnicity and Social InequalityChristopher McAll Montreal
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Madagascar
Madagascar
Madagascar
Regionalization and Economic Crisis in Belgium
This article examines the impact of economic crisis on the process of regionalization in Belgium and the influence of both on the balance of centrifugal and centripetal forces in the Belgian political system. It argues that the usual approach to this suject, which identifies centripetal forces with the national government and centrifugal forces with regional governments, misses the possibility that important proponents of further fragmentation ma…
Agreeing to Disagree
Cet article est une étude sur les essais de l'élite politique belge de résoudre les conflits entre Flamands et Wallons en offrant à chaque groupe une certaine autonomie dans le contrôle de leurs affaires économiques et culturelles. Malgré le fait que la réforme constittitionnelle établissant les principes généraux de cette décentralisation ait eu lieu en 1970 et que les institutions pour permettre l'autonomie culturelle aient été établies tout de…
Ethnic conflict and elite bargaining
Ethnic cleavages have dominated Belgian politics for two decades, fragmenting the party system. Constitutional solutions have only met with limited success. In this article two theoretical approaches are applied to the Belgian situation: consociational elite accommodation and bargaining processes in conditions of common and conflicting interests. Bargaining theories, which deal with the actual process of accommodation and give adequate weight to …
Madagascar
Agreeing to Disagree
Cet article est une étude sur les essais de l'élite politique belge de résoudre les conflits entre Flamands et Wallons en offrant à chaque groupe une certaine autonomie dans le contrôle de leurs affaires économiques et culturelles. Malgré le fait que la réforme constittitionnelle établissant les principes généraux de cette décentralisation ait eu lieu en 1970 et que les institutions pour permettre l'autonomie culturelle aient été établies tout de…
Ethnic conflict and elite bargaining
Ethnic cleavages have dominated Belgian politics for two decades, fragmenting the party system. Constitutional solutions have only met with limited success. In this article two theoretical approaches are applied to the Belgian situation: consociational elite accommodation and bargaining processes in conditions of common and conflicting interests. Bargaining theories, which deal with the actual process of accommodation and give adequate weight to …
Historical Dictionary of Madagascar
Madagascar, widely known as the “Great Island,” is just off the coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean, but in many ways it hardly resembles its mainland neighbors. Its flora and fauna are quite distinct, and the folkways and culture of its population are intriguingly different from that of the continental countries. This revised and expanded edition fills us in on the changes that have occurred over the past decade while still covering the long and…
Political conflict and constitutional engineering in Belgium
L'article examine la maniere dont la politique linguistique en Belgique a tente de resoudre le conflit entre les tenants de la langue francaise et les tenants de la langue hollandaise. Il considere egalement les facteurs qui ont influence les revisions constitutionnelles
Regionalization and Economic Crisis in Belgium
This article examines the impact of economic crisis on the process of regionalization in Belgium and the influence of both on the balance of centrifugal and centripetal forces in the Belgian political system. It argues that the usual approach to this suject, which identifies centripetal forces with the national government and centrifugal forces with regional governments, misses the possibility that important proponents of further fragmentation ma…
Ethnic conflict and elite bargaining
Ethnic cleavages have dominated Belgian politics for two decades, fragmenting the party system. Constitutional solutions have only met with limited success. In this article two theoretical approaches are applied to the Belgian situation: consociational elite accommodation and bargaining processes in conditions of common and conflicting interests. Bargaining theories, which deal with the actual process of accommodation and give adequate weight to …
Agreeing to Disagree
Cet article est une étude sur les essais de l'élite politique belge de résoudre les conflits entre Flamands et Wallons en offrant à chaque groupe une certaine autonomie dans le contrôle de leurs affaires économiques et culturelles. Malgré le fait que la réforme constittitionnelle établissant les principes généraux de cette décentralisation ait eu lieu en 1970 et que les institutions pour permettre l'autonomie culturelle aient été établies tout de…
Regionalization and Economic Crisis in Belgium
This article examines the impact of economic crisis on the process of regionalization in Belgium and the influence of both on the balance of centrifugal and centripetal forces in the Belgian political system. It argues that the usual approach to this suject, which identifies centripetal forces with the national government and centrifugal forces with regional governments, misses the possibility that important proponents of further fragmentation ma…
Madagascar
Madagascar
Madagascar
Class, Ethnicity and Social InequalityChristopher McAll Montreal
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Political conflict and constitutional engineering in Belgium
L'article examine la maniere dont la politique linguistique en Belgique a tente de resoudre le conflit entre les tenants de la langue francaise et les tenants de la langue hollandaise. Il considere egalement les facteurs qui ont influence les revisions constitutionnelles
Historical Dictionary of Madagascar
Madagascar, widely known as the “Great Island,” is just off the coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean, but in many ways it hardly resembles its mainland neighbors. Its flora and fauna are quite distinct, and the folkways and culture of its population are intriguingly different from that of the continental countries. This revised and expanded edition fills us in on the changes that have occurred over the past decade while still covering the long and…
Ethnic Conflict, Representation and the State in Belgium
Covell&s;s chapter discusses the relationship between systems of representation and political conflict in Belgium, contrasting the liberal with the consociational principles of representation. She notes that the two systems of representation are based on different assumptions. The liberal principle is based on the idea that interest is the main motive for political behavior and that open competition of interests is the best method of resolving co…
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