Hefboom naar sociale hervormingen? Bekwaamheidskiesrecht als surrogaat voor algemeen stemrecht, 1883-1893

Bijdrage over het capacitair stemrecht dat in België van toepassing was voor de gemeente- en provincieraadsverkiezingen tussen 1883 en 1895.
The Law of 24 August 1883 created the possibility for holders of a degree of primary education to participate in local elections. This reform, sponsored by the last homogenous Liberal government, was an attempt to delay the introduction of universal male suffrage, linking intellectual aptitude to electoral capacity. The system lasted ten years, and foresaw the possibility to pass an exam and obtain the primary education degree. The Belgian press, official statistics and earlier historical research allow to map this curious phenomenon.