The Radical Left in Benelux

The small but densely crowded European states of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxemburg have a long common history, in which they were sometimes united and later separated again. Linguistically, they are divided: 23 million of their inhabitants in the Netherlands and in the northern Belgian sub-sta...

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Published inSocialism and democracy Vol. 29; no. 3; pp. 71 - 80
Main Author Meijer, Erik
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Routledge 02.09.2015
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Culture
Dialects
Dutch language
History
Influence
International relations
Languages
Left wing politics
Liberalism
Political parties
Radicalism
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
Benelux
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Summary:The small but densely crowded European states of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxemburg have a long common history, in which they were sometimes united and later separated again. Linguistically, they are divided: 23 million of their inhabitants in the Netherlands and in the northern Belgian sub-state of Flanders use the Dutch language, five million in the south-eastern Belgian sub-state of Wallonia speak French, and half a million in Luxemburg and eastern Belgium have a German dialect. Their inhabitants live under the economic and cultural influences of two big neighbours, Germany to the east and France to the south. Within the wider European Union, those three countries participate in a narrow co-operation called Benelux.
ISSN:0885-4300
1745-2635
DOI:10.1080/08854300.2015.1113743