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020 _a9781509931019 (hardback)
020 _a1509931015 (hardback)
035 _a(OCoLC)1137843932
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_b.R65 2020
245 0 4 _aThe role of monarchy in modern democracy :
_bEuropean monarchies compared /
_cedited by Robert Hazell and Bob Morris.
260 _aOxford :
_bHart,
_c2020.
300 _axiv, 311 p. :
_bill.
490 1 _aHart studies in comparative public law ;
_vvolume 27
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aPART I DEFINING THE PROJECT --1. Genesis of the Book / Robert Hazell and Bob Morris -- 2. Monarchy in the Constitutional Texts / Robert Hazell -- ART II MONARCHICAL FUNCTIONS -- 4. Day-to-day political functions of the Monarchy -- 5. Ceremonial functions of Monarchy -- 6. Service and welfare; and International functions -- PART III REGULATING MONARCHY -- 7. Regulation of the Monarchy: Regulating the Size of the Royal Family, the Line of Succession, and Royal Finances -- 8. Constraints on the monarchy -- 9. The Monarchy, Public Opinion and the Media -- PART IV CONCLUSIONS -- 10. Towards a New Theory of European Monarchy / Robert Hazell and Bob Morris.
520 _a"How much power does a monarch really have? How much autonomy do they enjoy? Who regulates the size of the royal family, their finances, the rules of succession? These are some of the questions considered in this edited collection on the monarchies of Europe. The book is written by experts from Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the UK. It considers the constitutional and political role of monarchy, its powers and functions, how it is defined and regulated, the laws of succession and royal finances, relations with the media and the popularity of the monarchy. No new political theory on this topic has been developed since Bagehot wrote about the monarchy in The English Constitution (1867). The same is true of the other European monarchies. 150 years on, with their formal powers greatly reduced, how has this ancient, hereditary institution managed to survive and what is a modern monarch's role? What theory can be derived about the role of monarchy in advanced democracies, and what lessons can the different European monarchies learn from each other? The public look to the monarchy to represent continuity, stability and tradition, but also want it to be modern, to reflect modern values and be a focus for national identity. The whole institution is shot through with contradictions, myths and misunderstandings. This book should lead to a more realistic debate about our expectations of the monarchy, its role and its future."--
650 4 _aMonarchy
_zEurope, Western.
650 4 _aConstitutional law
_zEurope, Western.
651 4 _aEurope, Western
_xPolitics and government.
700 1 _aHazell, Robert.
700 1 _aMorris, R. M.
830 0 _aHart studies in comparative public law ;
_vv. 27.
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