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Pillarisation
Division of civil society along religio-political lines
Pillarisation
Pillarisation (a calque from the Dutch: verzuiling [vɛrˈzœylɪŋ] ) is a form of voluntary social segregation in which a society becomes arranged into several self-contained communities, or "pillars" (Dutch: zuilen), associated with specific political or confessional identities. The phenomenon is most closely associated with the Netherlands and Belgium in the 19th and 20th centuries. In a pillarized society, a "pillar" is characterised by a self-contained network of institutions and social organisations which exist entirely separately from those of other "pillars". These have historically included trade unions, social clubs, farmers' associations, savings banks, co-operative shops, schools, hospitals, mutual organisations, universities, scouting groups, sports clubs and newspapers as well as political parties. It therefore limits interaction between members of different pillars even without significant residential segregation. Social relationships, including marriage, between people within...
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