Resources

Works relating to elections, the formation of governments, legislative decisions and institutional reforms are primarily published as part of this collection. The analysis of political decision-making is not, however, limited to these institutional issues. This collection also addresses certain topics to allow a better understanding of the processes at stake by focusing on the actors, the social and economic context, and the historical and cultural dimensions - both within Belgium and at an international level.

The Courrier hebdomadaire is available for purchase by issue or by subscription, in paper and/or digital format.

In accordance with the French Community of Belgium decree of 3 May 2018 establishing a policy of open access to scientific publications, digital versions are available free of charge via the catalogue one year after they are posted online. Of the more than 2,600 issues published, the vast majority are therefore freely accessible.

Throughout its history, Courrier hebdomadaire has had different covers:

1959

1970

1975

1977

1985

2006

2016

In its early days, the Courrier hebdomadaire addressed the events which gradually led to the independence of the Congo. In 1961, the Courrier africain hebdomadaire became a specialist collection, which was later renamed Études africaines du CRISP in 1969. In 1972, all of the documentation was transferred to the Centre d’étude et de documentation africaines (CEDAF, formely known as the Royal Museum for Central Africa, now Africamuseum in Tervuren).

Collectively or written by a single author, the manuscripts comply with CRISP’s rules of strictness and impartiality and benefit from its scientific and editorial contributions. Certain works have the same qualities but are more synthetic, and have a clearer educational purpose.

Since the establishment of CRISP, a significant part of its reputation and its development has been linked to its publications about the Congo. The first book published by CRISP was called ‘Congo 1959’, which was published in early January 1960. Twenty titles were published by CRISP’s African sector. When its activity ceased in 1972, all of the documentation was transferred to the Centre d’étude et de documentation africaines (CEDAF, formely known as the Royal Museum for Central Africa, now Africamuseum in Tervuren).

Some 90 editions were published in this collection. The first one was all about “La Belgique dans le marché commun”. For several years, the topics covered have mainly been socio-political questions or cultural subjects approached from an economic angle.

In their current format, the Dossiers give a didactic overview, thanks to the presence of summaries in the margin, text boxes and a glossary at the end of the volume. This collection allows everyone - especially students and teachers - to have easy access to quality information on a variety of subjects.

Each year, around twenty articles are added to this collection. These are either original articles or texts previously published in journals to which CRISP researchers contribute.

Articles published or reproduced in Les @nalyses du CRISP en ligne are accessible free of charge in digital format.

CRISP analyses have long been requested by news programmes, particularly during election periods.

More recently, CRISP has also developed a partnership with several radio stations, including La Première and Radio Panik. Once or twice a month, a member of the team analyses an issue related to current events. In addition, an overview of the latest publications lists the most recent editions of the Courrier hebdomadaire, books, Dossiers or @nalyses du CRISP en ligne. Definitions taken from the Vocabulaire politique are also read out on air.

These publications include : educational notebooks, exhibition catalogues and even directories of socio-political actors.

Each government is the subject of individual fac sheets, detailing its initial composition and the developments that occurred until its replacement by the following government. For each member (minister, secretary of state, etc.), the political party of which they are a member, the exact title of their portfolio, as well as the dates of their entry into and departure from office are specified if they differ from the date of establishment or resignation of the government.

Documents politiques

The declaration made by the head of each national or federal government at the start of their term (the government declaration) is also accessible.

Since its creation, CRISP has been particularly interested in those economic actors who influence political decision-making. Because business groups are major players, and shareholders are the main holders of economic power, it is important to identify these groups and shareholders.

The work of the Economy sector of CRISP on the shareholding of Walloon companies first took the form of a directory on cards before a computerised database was developed. The database can be consulted online. It currently includes more than 100,000 companies and several million links between the data.

Actionnariat wallon

This website is intended for political, economic and social decision-makers as well as economics students and teachers, journalists, employees or citizens looking for information on a specific company or group of companies.

The site allows the user to carry out research on a company, on a shareholder and its holdings, on a sector or on aspects of the Walloon economy as a whole. Requests may relate to a region, a province, a district or even a municipality and its subdivisions.

Vocabulaire politique was originally published as a book. Its computerisation has enabled updating according to the development of the realities covered, an increase in the number of defined terms, and a much more practical use of references between entries or to other resources.

Vocabulaire politique

Some entries are also available in a sound capsule, which allows users to listen to the short definition and the expanded definition.