Ordinary Citizens and the French Third Republic

Karen Lauwers is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Helsinki, Finland, where she works on the French-Algerian axis of the ERC-funded CALLIOPE project: Vocal Articulations of Parliamentary Identity and Empire. Previously, she studied at the Center for Political History at the University of Antwerp in Belgium, where she conducted her research for this book

• 1. Introduction: Searching for the 'Citizen' in the Web of Political Concepts.- Part I. Materiality of the Negotiation Process.- 2. The Physical Presence of Citizens in the Chamber and the Deputy in his Constituency.- 3. Private Written Communications and their Material Characteristics.- 4. A Deputy's Accessibility in War-time: 14-18 Correspondence.- Part II. Typology of the MPs' Roles.- 5. The Impartial Deputy.- 6. The Deputy-Protector and Friend.- 7. The Deputy-Cult.- 8. The Deputy-Lawyer or Legal Advisor.- Part III. Construction of the 'Citizen' and its Relation to the MP.- 9. Citizens' Rights and Duties.- 10. The Fusion of 'Republican' and 'Apolitical' Frameworks.- Part IV. Conclusion.- 11. Conclusion.