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Islamophobia in Belgium: National Report 2015
(Technical Report)This section of the European Islamophobia Report details the state of Islamophobia in Belgium in 2015 and establishes its significant growth across the country over the year. Islamophobia in Belgium is shaped by factors ... -
Islamophobia in Belgium: National Report 2017
(Technical Report)During 2017, Islamophobia in Belgium has continued to grow at a steady rate. The most notable difference between the state of Islamophobia in the country and that documented in the European Islamophobia Report in previous ... -
Islamophobia in Belgium: National Report 2018
(Technical Report)As with preceding years, Islamophobia in Belgium has continued to grow and to per- meate diverse aspects of Belgian society. The nature of Islamophobia in Belgium re- mains constant – it is based on narratives of threat ... -
The Italian Lega Nord
(Book chapter)In this chapter we provide an overview of the Lega Nord’s history to date and show that – at least according to the criteria used by Kenneth Janda (1980) – it can now be considered an ‘institutionalized’ party. We explore ... -
It’s a Proper Job: Process, People and Power in an English City
(Article)Sir Peter Soulsby, the Leicester South MP since 2005, resigned from Parliament to fight for what he called ‘a proper job’: the elected mayor of Leicester City. That office was elected on 5th May 2011, but before that event ... -
Jean Monnet
(Book chapter)Jean Monnet (1888-1979) is regarded as the founding father of the European Union (EU). A technocrat who was never a member of a political party, he played a key role in providing the intellectual stimulus behind European ... -
The Jewel of the Crown: Co-optative capacity during austerity in Cardiff and San Sebastian-Donostia
(Conference)By comparing Cardiff and San Sebastián-Donostia (SSD), the paper argues that local governments’ capacity to co-opt provides a relevant approach to understanding changes in citizen participation under fiscal austerity. The ... -
The Jewel of the Crown: Co-optive capacity and participation during austerity in Cardiff and San Sebastian-Donostia
(Article)By comparing qualitatively Cardiff and San Sebastián-Donostia (Donostia), the paper argues that local governments’ capacity to co-opt provides a relevant approach to understanding changes in citizen participation under ... -
Justice and empowerment.
(Book chapter)