Het belang van de buurt: De woonplaats van de gemeenteraadsleden in het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest
This article examines the extent to which certain types of neighbourhood are underrepresented or overrepresented in the Brussels municipal councils. It is found that as the prosperity of a neighbourhood increases, so does its representation. Neighbourhoods in difficulty therefore suffer from a doubl...
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Université Saint-Louis Bruxelles
2009-06-01
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| description | This article examines the extent to which certain types of neighbourhood are underrepresented or overrepresented in the Brussels municipal councils. It is found that as the prosperity of a neighbourhood increases, so does its representation. Neighbourhoods in difficulty therefore suffer from a double form of deprivation as not only do they accumulate a number of urban problems, but they are also underrepresented within municipal bodies. There are also significant differences between the political ideologies that can be linked to their position within the political spectrum. A comparison with the previous legislature indicates a stable picture. However, the increasing number of municipal councillors of non-European origin is leading to better representation of neighbourhoods that accumulate the most problems, even though they are still underrepresented. The same observations are made for the Brussels Parliament, albeit that the representation of prosperous neighbourhoods is even higher there. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-346313a422a04374ae2f73b250cac4672022-12-21T18:45:08ZengUniversité Saint-Louis BruxellesBrussels Studies2031-02932009-06-0110.4000/brussels.667Het belang van de buurt: De woonplaats van de gemeenteraadsleden in het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk GewestFilip de MaesschalckThis article examines the extent to which certain types of neighbourhood are underrepresented or overrepresented in the Brussels municipal councils. It is found that as the prosperity of a neighbourhood increases, so does its representation. Neighbourhoods in difficulty therefore suffer from a double form of deprivation as not only do they accumulate a number of urban problems, but they are also underrepresented within municipal bodies. There are also significant differences between the political ideologies that can be linked to their position within the political spectrum. A comparison with the previous legislature indicates a stable picture. However, the increasing number of municipal councillors of non-European origin is leading to better representation of neighbourhoods that accumulate the most problems, even though they are still underrepresented. The same observations are made for the Brussels Parliament, albeit that the representation of prosperous neighbourhoods is even higher there.http://journals.openedition.org/brussels/667 |
| spellingShingle | Filip de Maesschalck Het belang van de buurt: De woonplaats van de gemeenteraadsleden in het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Brussels Studies |
| title | Het belang van de buurt: De woonplaats van de gemeenteraadsleden in het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest |
| title_full | Het belang van de buurt: De woonplaats van de gemeenteraadsleden in het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest |
| title_fullStr | Het belang van de buurt: De woonplaats van de gemeenteraadsleden in het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest |
| title_full_unstemmed | Het belang van de buurt: De woonplaats van de gemeenteraadsleden in het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest |
| title_short | Het belang van de buurt: De woonplaats van de gemeenteraadsleden in het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest |
| title_sort | het belang van de buurt de woonplaats van de gemeenteraadsleden in het brussels hoofdstedelijk gewest |
| url | http://journals.openedition.org/brussels/667 |
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