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Belgian Parliamentary Negotiations on the Colonial Past

Valérie Rosoux

Negotiation Journal2025https://doi.org/10.1162/ngtn.a.34article
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Abstract This article investigates the negotiation process initiated by the establishment of a Special Commission within the Belgian Parliament in 2020, tasked with addressing the country’s colonial past. Based on two and a half years of fieldwork conducted within the Commission, the article traces how extensive negotiations, hearings, and meetings—both national and international—led to the signature of an ambitious pre-agreement, before the process ultimately collapsed in a complete and wholly unexpected failure. The analysis underscores how Belgium’s deeply rooted societal cleavages—left/right, Francophone/Dutch-speaking, Catholic/secular, monarchist/republican—shaped the process into a distributive and highly emotional conflict.

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@article{valérie2025,
  title        = {{Belgian Parliamentary Negotiations on the Colonial Past}},
  author       = {Valérie Rosoux},
  journal      = {Negotiation Journal},
  year         = {2025},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1162/ngtn.a.34},
}

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0.37

Balanced mode · F 0.40 / M 0.15 / V 0.05 / R 0.40

F · citation impact0.16 × 0.4 = 0.06
M · momentum0.53 × 0.15 = 0.08
V · venue signal0.50 × 0.05 = 0.03
R · text relevance †0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20

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