The dutch revolution of 1795 and the history of republicanism wyger r. He was sterling professor of history at yale university and former director of the new york public librarys center for scholars and writers 19972003. The politische vierteljahresschrift pvs has been published since 1960 by the executive and advisory board of the german association for political science dvpw. French political thought from montesquieu to by kasi.
Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of cambridge university press. Prophet of democracy in the age of revolution london 2006. Alexandrowicz, the law of nations in global history. Montesquieu, liberalism and the critique of political. It therefore contains papers on political theory and the history of ideas. Roberto romani identifies the sensibilities associated with each of the two main political programmes, mazzinis republicanism and moderatism, which in fact were. Study on the history of philosophyrousseau and republicanism. Her research focuses on the history of political thought in europe and in the united states from 1700 to the present.
French political thought from montesquieu to tocqueville. Mill u of toronto press, 2000, in political theory 30. First published 2008 printed in the united kingdom at the university press, cambridge. Auguste nefftzer 3 february 1820 20 august 1876 was a french journalist, who was known for founding the publications revue germanique in 1858 and le temps 1861, as well as his translation of life of jesus and lami fritz. Gay received the american historical associations aha award for scholarly distinction in 2004. Pluralism and the idea of the republic in france julian. For a different vision of aristocratic liberalism, see alan kahans aristocratic liberalism. Article information, pdf download for on political liberty. The french and batavian revolution was consequently. Ignoring his contribution to republican political thought therefore cuts off contemporary republicans from an important resource for thinking about this problem. Revisionist historians from furet to rosanvallon have emphasised the impact of revolutionary republicanism on postrevolutionary france, with its monist conception of politics and its focus.
Biography and political career louisiana state university. University of groningen thorbecke revisited drentje, jan. She is also working on a second project on the changing. French historians of political thought such as pierre rosanvallon and lucien jaume have long argued that early nineteenthcentury french liberalism expressed a kind of minority opinion that, first, was never able to change french political culture, and, second, succumbed, in the words of rosanvallon, to the liberal recomposition of. She is currently postdoctoral fellow at the katholieke universiteit leuven netherlands zitierweise. French political thought from montesquieu to tocqueville liberty in a.
See stephen holmes, benjamin constant and the making of modern liberalism new haven. French political thought from montesquieu to tocqueville cambridge. Poverty is a political problem, not just an economic one. French liberalism from montesquieu to the present day, ed. A purely political framework does not capture the complexity of the culture behind italians struggle for liberty and independence during the risorgimento 18151861. The journal provides space for recent research findings from all subareas of political science. Political science, history, political philosophy, and 4 morepolitics, intellectual history of.
In kahans definition, aristocratic liberalism consisted essentially of a shared set of elitist values pp. The french tradition discussion paper sp iv 2007401. French political thought from montesquieu to tocqueville by. The idea of the centralized state has played a powerful role in shaping french republicanism. Studies history of ideas, political theory, and early modern history. Such subtlety, however, was lost on many of his nineteenthcentury followers. June 20, 1923 may 12, 2015 was a germanamerican historian, educator, and author. Her current research is focused on the nature of the enlightenment in england and continental europe. As darrin mcmahon has pointed out in his by now classic study of the french counter. Velema, department of history, university of amsterdam. But for two hundred years, many have tried to find other ways of being french and republican. This study makes a major contribution to our understanding of one of the most important and enduring strands of modern political thought.