Belgian Exceptionalism : Taylor & Francis Ltd : 9780367610272 : 25 Nov 2021 : This book takes stock of Belgium's exceptional and ? for some foreign observers ?schizophrenic position in the political world and explains its idiosyncrasy to a non-Belgian audience. Offering a broad and comprehensive analysis of Belgian politics, the guiding questions throughout each of the chapters of this book are: Is Belgium a political enigma, and why? Along which axes is Belgium "exceptional" compared to other countries? And what insights does a comparative study of Belgian politics have to offer? The book therefore provides a critical assessment of how Belgian politics "stands out" internationally, both in good and bad ways ? including consociationalism, federalism, democratic innovations, Euroscepticism, government formation, gender equality, among others ? and which factors can explain Belgium's exceptional position. Based on cutting-edge research findings, the book will be of wide interest to sch