Beyond linguistic and party homogeneity
Determinants of Belgian MPs’ preferences on federalism and state reform
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6315465 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jérémy Dodeigne (0000-0002-3395-2265, Liège University, Belgium; Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium, corresponding author), Pierre Gramme (DNAlytics, Belgium), Min Reuchamps (0000-0003-0916-8515, UCLouvain), Dave Sinardet (0000-0002-4565-3633, Free University of Brussels) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 427-439 |
| Publication date | 2016-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Party Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1354-0688 • E-ISSN: 1460-3683 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1354068814550429 |
| OpenAlex | W2043322134 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 57 |
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 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
Devolution (biology · Economics · Gridlock · Homogeneous · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Regionalism (politics · Sociology · Survey data collection · Unitary state · Viewpoints · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Political Systems and Governance
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Taking it Personally
The 2024 Belgian federal elections
Support for Regionalization in Federal Belgium
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Parties and party systems
The Politics of Belgium
Territorial Party Politics in Western Europe
Regionalist Parties in Western Europe
Party Competition between Unequals
The Nationalization of Politics
Model Selection and Multimodel Inference
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Party Discipline and Parliamentary Government
Nationalism, Patriotism, and Group Loyalty
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Dropping the unitary actor assumption
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Part 1
The Evolution of Devolution
Governing without a Government
Building bridges across political divides
Mapping legislative socialisation
Ideology matters
Decentralization as an Electoral Strategy
Competing Principals, Political Institutions, and Party Unity in Legislative Voting
Partisanship, national identity and constitutional preferences
Contact hypothesis in ethnic relations
| Unique citing works | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,08 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2025 (12) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |