discredit. Accordingly, the first half of the article discusses how earlier commentators developed their own theories of representative government in the context of a debate about the best polity for the Dutch provinces. The second half deals with Van
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Representative Government in the Dutch Provinces
The Controversy over the Stadtholderate (1705–1707) and Simon van Slingelandt
Bert Drejer
In Contributions to the History of Concepts
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- 01 Jun 2020
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‘The Expenditure of a Million of British Sovereigns in this Otherwise Miserable Place’
Frontier Wars, Public Debt and the Cape’s Non-racial Constitution
Jeff Peires
Colonial Office. Finally, we will trace the narrative of the events which culminated in the emergence in 1854 of a Cape representative government, elected on a qualified but non-racial franchise. Peace Is Ruin Apart from the necessary expenses of
Democratic Representation and Legislative Theatre
Gustavo H. Dalaqua
debate and vote on in the assembly. Although I partially concur with it, I do not endorse Landemore's critique in its entirety because I do not suppose the adoption of direct participation mechanisms to be incompatible with representative government. By
The Modernity of Political Representation
Its Innovative Thrust and Transnational Semantic Transfers during the Sattelzeit (Eighteenth to Nineteenth Centuries)
Samuel Hayat and José María Rosales
Representation is a major and multifaceted concept of modern politics. Through open and regular elections, it shields the democratic character of representative governments, compelling politicians to pursue the interests of their constituencies and
In Contributions to the History of Concepts
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Republican Constitutionalism
Plebeian Institutions and Anti-Oligarchic Rules
Camila Vergara
inevitable degradation of the system of restraints and incentives aimed at limiting the oligarchic tendencies of representative government, ‘the vices which will corrupt even the best organised constitution if it remains unaltered’ (221). Condorcet
“Africa, Are We There Yet?” Taking African Mobilities Seriously—Concluding Remarks
Kudzai Matereke
that “rude nations” or “barbarians” were inherently unfit for representative government; thus he saw despotism as the legitimate form of government. 5 Historicism also rode on the wave of a Hegelian dialectics, whereby progress is a teleological and
Reflections on the Meaning of the “Crisis of Democracy”
Nadia Urbinati
democracy to electoral procedures yet could not make peace with the fact that those procedures would open the door to citizens’ participation and claimant movements. The paradox revealed a lack of understanding of representative government, which entails
In Democratic Theory
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- 01 Jun 2016
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- 6–31 (26 total)
From Wakīl to Numā’indah
A History of Urdu Concepts for Political Representation in North India, 1858–1919
Eve Tignol
elections, and the extension of the franchise. The aim is to characterize the shifting vernacular concepts and vocabulary of representation in their historical context by focusing on the colonial period during which representative government was gradually
In Contributions to the History of Concepts
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- 01 Mar 2023
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- 68–94 (27 total)
Organized Interests and the Prospects of a Global Democracy
Leif Lewin
Globalization calls into question the fate of nation-states and, thereby, the kind of representative government that has developed within their confines. What is being challenged is, more precisely, the idea of political equality on which
In Democratic Theory
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- 01 Dec 2017
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- 49–65 (17 total)
Why History Matters for Democracy
John Keane
democracy (and openly contemptuous of the “pride and vanity” and “licentious habits” of Athens). It was silent about the complex origins of representative government in continental Europe and (characteristic of its times) ignorant of important contemporary
In Democratic Theory
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- 01 Dec 2019
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- 96–110 (15 total)