The Monarchy and the Constitution

Häftad, Engelska, 1997

AvVernon Bogdanor,Oxford) Bogdanor, Vernon (Professor of Politics; Fellow, Professor of Politics; Fellow, Brasenose College

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In the increasingly questioning world of the 1990s, the role of the monarchy in a democracy is again coming under scrutiny. Its critics argue that the monarchy is a profoundly conservative institution which serves to inhibit social change; that it has outlived its usefulness; that it symbolizes and reinforces deference and hierachy; and that its radical reform is therefore long overdue. Rejecting these arguments Vernon Bogdanor makes a powerful case for the positive role that monarchy plays in modern democratic politics. Ranging across law, politics, and history he argues that far from undermining democracy, the monarchy sustains and strengthens democratic institutions; that constitutional monarchy is a form of government that ensures not conservatism but legitimacy. The first serious examination of the political role of the monarchy to appear in many years, this book will make fascinating reading for all those interested in the monarchy and the future of British politics.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum1997-11-06
Mått156 x 235 x 20 mm
Vikt559 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor342
FörlagOUP OXFORD
ISBN9780198293347

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1. The Evolution of Constitutional Monarchy ; 2. The Basic Constitutional Rules: The Rules of Succession ; 3. The Basic Constitutional Rules: Influence and the Prerogative ; 4. The Appointment of a Prime Minister ; 5. The Constitutional Crises ; 6. Hung Parliaments and Proportional Representation ; 7. The Financing of the Monarchy ; 8. The Sovereign's Private Secretary ; 9. The Sovereign and the Church ; 10. The Sovereign and the Commonwealth ; 11. The Future of Constitutional Monarchy ; Appendix 1. Sovereigns since Henry VIII ; Appendix 2. British Prime Ministers since 1782 ; Appendix 3. Private Secretaries since 1870 ; Appendix 4. Member states of the Commonwealth, 1995 ; Appendix 5. Some Constitutional Episodes Involving the Use of Royal Power since 1900

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