Parliament and Parliamentarism: A Comparative History of a European Concept (European Conceptual History Book 2)

Parliamentary Theory, Practices, Discourses And Institutions Constitute A Distinctively European Contribution To Modern Politics. Taking A Broad Historical Perspective, This Cross-disciplinary, Innovative And Rigorous Collection Locates The Essence Of Parliamentarism In Four Key Aspects - Deliberation, Representation, Responsibility And Sovereignty - And Explores The Different Ways In Which They Have Been Contested, Reshaped And Implemented In A Series Of Representative National And Regional Case Studies. As One Of The First Comparative Studies In Conceptual History, This Volume Focuses On Debates About The Nature Of Parliament And Parliamentarism Within And Across Different European Countries, Representative Institutions And Genres Of Political Discourse. -- Back Cover. European Parliamentary Experiences From A Conceptual Historical Perspective -- Key Concepts For Parliament In Britain (1640–1800) -- Discussing The First Age Of French Parliamentarism (1789–1914) -- From Monarchical Constitutionalism To A Parliamentary Republic: Concepts Of Parliamentarism In Germany Since 1818 -- Passion And Reason: Modern Parliaments In The Low Countries -- The Formation Of Parliamentarism In The Nordic Countries From The Napoleonic Wars To The First World War -- The Conceptual History Of The Russian State Duma -- Parliamentary Discourse And Deliberative Rhetoric -- Rhetoric, Parliament And The Monarchy In Pre-revolutionary England -- French Parliamentary Discourse, 1789–1914 -- German Parliamentary Discourse Since 1848 From A Linguistic Point Of View -- Central And Eastern European Parliamentary Rhetoric Since The Nineteenth Century: The Case Of Romania And Poland -- Political Theories Of Parliamentarism -- Thinking Of Politics In A Parliamentary Manner: Perspectives On The Conceptual History Of Parliamentarism -- Theories Of Representative Government And Parliamentarism In Italy From The 1840s To The 1920s -- Parliamentarism And Democracy In German Political Theory Since 1848 -- Parliamentarism In Spanish Politics In The Nineteenth And Twentieth Centuries: From Constitutional Liberalism To Democratic Parliamentarism -- Towards A Political Theory Of Eu Parliamentarism -- Some Challenges To Parliamentarism. Edited By Pasi Ihalainen, Cornelia Ilie, And Kari Palonen. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Parliament and Parliamentarism 4 Contents 6 Acknowledgements 9 List of Abbreviations 11 Parliament as a Conceptual Nexus 14 PART I The Conceptual History of Parliaments 30 Chapter 1 European Parliamentary Experiences from a Conceptual Historical Perspective 32 Chapter 2 Key Concepts for Parliament in Britain (1640-1800) 45 Chapter 3 Discussing the First Age of French Parliamentarism (1789-1914) 62 Chapter 4 From Monarchical Constitutionalism to a Parliamentary Republic 75 Chapter 5 Passion and Reason 94 Chapter 6 The Formation of Parliamentarism in the Nordic Countries from the Napoleonic Wars to the First World War 110 Chapter 7 The Conceptual History of the Russian State Duma 128 PART II The Discourse and Rhetoric of Modern Parliaments 144 Chapter 8 Parliamentary Discourse and Deliberative Rhetoric 146 Chapter 9 Rhetoric, Parliament and the Monarchy in Pre-revolutionary England 159 Chapter 10 French Parliamentary Discourse, 1789-1914 175 Chapter 11 German Parliamentary Discourse since 1848 from a Linguistic Point of View 189 Chapter 12 Central and Eastern European Parliamentary Rhetoric since the Nineteenth Century 205 PART III Parliament and Parliamentarism in Political Theory 230 Chapter 13 Political Theories of Parliamentarism 232 Chapter 14 Thinking of Politics in a Parliamentary Manner 241 Chapter 15 Theories of Representative Government and Parliamentarism in Italy from the 1840s to the 1920s 256 Chapter 16 Parliamentarism and Democracy in German Political Theory since 1848 275 Chapter 17 Parliamentarism in Spanish Politics in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries 290 Chapter 18 Towards a Political Theory of EU Parliamentarism 305 Epilogue 324 Index 330 This tightly organized collection locates the essence of European parliamentarism in four key aspects-deliberation, representation, responsibility, and sovereignty-and explores the ways in which they have been contested, reshaped, and implemented in various states and regions.