Making Sense of Constitutional Monarchism in Post-Napoleonic France and Germany

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-349-33977-8
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 341 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 4328 g

Focusing on the genesis of 'constitutional monarchism' in the context of the French Restoration and its favourable reception in post-Napoleonic Germany, this study highlights the potential and limitations of a daring attempt to improve traditional forms of monarchical legitimacy by means of a modern representative constitution.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Prutsch, M.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte: Ereignisse und Themen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements Introduction The Charte and Constitutional Monarchism Constitutional Discourse and Political Reality in Post-Napoleonic Germany Transfer and Reception: Bavaria and Baden as Case Studies Constitutional Practice: A Comparison Constitutional Monarchism: Reflections in Political Thought Results Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

MARKUS J. PRUTSCH holds degrees in History and Political Science. He received his Ph.D. from the European University Institute Florence, Italy. In 2009 he was awarded the Bruno-Kreisky-Prize for Political Literature. Researcher at the University of Helsinki from 2009 to 2012, he is now senior research administrator at the European Parliament in Brussels.