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The Role of Monarchy in Modern Democracy

European Monarchies Compared

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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, the popularity of the monarchy and why it endures.

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.

The contributors are leading experts from all over Europe: Rudy Andeweg, Ian Bradley, Paul Bovend'Eert, Axel Calissendorff, Frank Cranmer, Robert Hazell, Olivia Hepsworth, Luc Heuschling, Helle Krunke, Bob Morris, Roger Mortimore, Lennart Nilsson, Philip Murphy, Quentin Pironnet, Bart van Poelgeest, Frank Prochaska, Charles Powell, Jean Seaton, Eivind Smith.

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ISBN13:9781509931019
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Aantal pagina's:328
Druk:1
Verschijningsdatum:17-9-2020
Hoofdrubriek:Juridisch

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Over Robert Hazell

Professor Robert Hazell was the founder and first Director of the Constitution Unit at University College London, where he has written widely on constitutional matters, and been an adviser to government and to Parliament.

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Over Bob Morris

Dr Bob Morris is an honorary Senior Research Associate at the Constitution Unit at UCL, where he has led the Unit's work on monarchy, church and state. Previously he was the Under Secretary in the Home Office responsible for constitutional affairs, including royal and ecclesiastical matters.

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PART I
DEFINING THE PROJECT
1. Genesis of the Book
Robert Hazell and Bob Morris
2. Monarchy in the Constitutional Texts
Robert Hazell

PART II
MONARCHICAL FUNCTIONS
3. Constitutional Functions of the Monarchy
3.1. Introduction
Robert Hazell
3.2. Constitutional Functions of the Monarchy in the UK
Robert Hazell
3.3. The Monarch's Constitutional Functions in Denmark
Helle Krunke
3.4. The King and Public Power in the Minimalist Monarchy of Sweden
Henrik Wenander
3.5a. Constitutional Functions in the Netherlands
Rudy Andeweg
3.5b. The Netherlands: From Personal Regime to Limited Role
Paul Bovend'Eert
3.6. Constitutional Functions in Belgium
Quentin Pironnet
3.7. Constitutional Functions in Norway
Eivind Smith
3.8. Luxembourg: Grand Duke Henri's Refusal, in 2008, to Sign the Bill Legalising Euthanasia
Luc Heuschling
3.9. Spain: The Coup of February 1981
Charles Powell
3.10. Conclusions
Robert Hazell
4. Day-to-Day Political Functions of the Monarchy
4.1. Introduction
Robert Hazell
4.2a. The King and the Government in the Netherlands
Paul Bovend'Eert
4.2b. Political Functions of the Dutch Monarchy
Rudy Andeweg
4.3. Day-to-Day Political Functions of the Monarch in Denmark
Helle Krunke
4.4. Day-to-Day Political Functions of the Monarchy in the UK
Robert Hazell
4.5. Political Functions of the Monarchy in Norway
Eivind Smith
4.6. Political Functions of the Monarchy in Sweden
Henrik Wenander
4.7. Political Functions of the Monarchy in Belgium
Quentin Pironnet
4.8. Conclusions
Robert Hazell
5. Ceremonial Functions of Monarchy
5.1. Introduction
Bob Morris
5.2. Monarchies and Religion in Europe
Frank Cranmer
5.3. The Religious Dimension of Monarchy
Ian Bradley
5.4. Norway: Ceremonial Functions
Eivind Smith
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