Pillarisation

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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.

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