Brussels is one of the most important cities across the globe primarily since it has acquired an incredibly technical, political and economic relevance both at the national level as well as the international level. At the international level, the city hosts different companies, organizations, and agencies that are active all over the world while at the national level, it serves as the capital of Belgium. The city has a growing space that represents both a more fluid and advancing concept of citizens, paired with a more extensive approach to technology and development. With a population of approximately 1.2 million inhabitants, Brussels is quoted as a vibrant cultural scene as well as a unique, dynamic, multilingual and multicultural city (Petit, 2016). However, in the recent times, the city is facing increased challenges similar to those that are affecting Europe today including the Euro crisis, migrant attack, the increased antagonism between Dutch-speaking and French-speaking communities, the debt crisis and terrorist attacks.
Cultural dimensions
First, Brussels city exemplifies an extraordinary political, financial and specialized pertinence. Just like other cities and region in Europe, Brussels was devastated by the financial crisis which led to severe cuts in public funding especially in the last few years. However, the city’s perseverance and resilience of the local art scene has undeniably remained intact and has no signs of weakening or declining (Phalet & Swyngedouw, 2013). The home of associations and organization with global dynamics has always been on the front foot in envisaging powerful mechanisms of steering innovation and improvement through its municipality structure (Petit, 2016). The municipalities in Brussels pay a yearly contribution in reducing proportion to their population which is calculated according to the infrastructure for the elderly and the population figures.
Brussels also capitalizes on progress and more flexible ideas of the subject as it seeks to ensure that its people, especially those who are less privileged such as the youth and the elderly, acquire distinctive services. While there has been increased social and economic evolutions over the past two decades, social institutions in Brussels has continued to deteriorate leading to growing social inequalities and higher rates of unemployment primarily due to the evolution of the labor demand. However, the city continues to work on unique ideas which aid in including both skilled and semi-skilled workers which play a significant role in ensuring that the state of the economy does not aggravate further (Swyngedouw & Baeten, 2001). 82 percent of expats in Brussels value the city's cultural ideological which in turn influence their choices while the cultural ideologies do not merely teach by are known to convey an additional component of motivation to their reality. The city is open to culture and is profoundly influenced by other cultures primarily from France and Netherlands thus always cultivating on improvement. Brussels continues to enhance its control of the general populace space as well as new applications to good living via ensuring technical knowledge amongst its youths (Prange, 2005). The critical Wiels art center provides excellent insight into the diversity of contemporary art in Brussels while urban trends of life enhance access, training, and jolts to a culture that is profitable to youngsters. Furthermore, the youths have advanced a few ventures which interface the city, its digital space as well as culture.
Organizational structure- The way organizations are structured in the country
When it comes to the organization structure, power is mostly centralized with the superiors having more privileges and are often inaccessible. Furthermore, social inequalities in the country are allowed with the attitude towards managers being mostly formal. Information is also controlled by power and usually is unequally distributed depending on the level of management, administration, and control (Phalet & Swyngedouw, 2013).
Individual and private opinions are more factored with more people seeking to take care of themselves as opposed to belonging to a group. While the city is highly inhabited, people are only supposed to voice their opinions towards those who hold less power or their peers. The managerial focus in the country is mainly in the European Union, and it is thus named alongside the municipalities as the capital of the EU. Brussels also comprises the tremendous focal town and specific regions that are inside the noteworthy Brussels-Capital Region (Petit, 2016). Training and teachings in the city are more deductive while rules and security are welcome in the management structure. Thus, planning is favored while some level of expertise is always welcome.
Nepotism
In 1999, before the end of the Santer-led Commissions, cronyism thrived in the Europe ruling squad although it would later come to an end as the ruling faction resigned. As members of the European commissions, Brussels had to adhere to a code of conduct. Today, nepotism has been seen to return with more incline on ethnic associations. With the recovery of the Flemish dialect having been met with substantial protection from political groups as well as Francophone foundation, the Walloon development came up thus connecting with the Francophone communist group (Swyngedouw & Baeten, 2001). The Flemish political groups brought about changes to ensure that their dialect was successful against the already dominant Francophone. There has also been an extraordinary of the rights group, for example, the Vlaams group, a secessionist and far-right political party that pushes for an anti-immigration platform especially in Brussels. The Vlaams group embrace the Flemish nationalism ideologies and have been calling for the independence of the Flanders since it was formed in the late 1970s (Prange, 2005).
Furthermore, there has been increased hatred worker groups and the national state in Brussels, especially in the recent times. While most people in Brussels tend to stick to their roots, there has been the increased rise of expatriate Belgian community made up of business people who largely reflect natural flexibility and pragmatism in the mind-set of the Belgians a well as cultural ambiguities. Additionally, the rehabilitation of the Flemish language was highly resisted by political parties as well as Francophone establishment (Petit, 2016).
The scientific question has always been a source of ethnic ensure in the capital. In fact, a Walloon movement which was mostly connected to the Francophone socialist party came up in the Flemish movement reaction. Despite the fact that the Flemish are the majority regarding population density, their parties have continued to promote reforms meant to protect their language against the domination of the Francophone (Phalet & Swyngedouw, 2013). This has continued in different areas including the organizations thus bringing about increased cases of nepotism among the residents of Brussels. The Flemish also claim that following the emigration of Francophone inhabitants of Brussels to other areas in the surrounding villages resulted to inflation in the real estate prices thus making it impossible for the staying of the Flemish population. There is thus need for behavioral guidelines to ensure there no door for fiddling.
References
Petit, F. (2016). By people/in cities: Brussels city profile. Culture 360. Retrieved from https://culture360.asef.org/magazine/peoplein-cities-brussels-city-profile.
Phalet, K., & Swyngedouw, M. (2013). Measuring immigrant integration: the case of Belgium. Studi Emigrazione, 773-804.
Prange, S. (2005). Nepotism returns to Brussels. Cafebabel. Retrieved from http://www.cafebabel.co.uk/article/nepotism-returns-to-Brussels-2.html.
Swyngedouw, E., & Baeten, G. (2001). Scaling the city: the political economy of local'development-Brussels' conundrum. European Planning Studies, 9(7), 827-849.
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