BELGIAN MODEL OF FEDERALISM: HISTORY AND MODERNITY
The article examines the development of federal relations in Belgium in the second half of the XX century. After World War II in Belgian politics was increasingly dominated by the autonomy of the two main linguistic communities. Intercommunal tensions increased and the Constitution was amended to minimize the likelihood of new conflicts. Thus, federalism emerged in Belgium as a solution to the problem of managing conflicts between ethnic communities. However, in less than half a century, Belgium has turned from a unitary state into a full-fledged federation.