English and French Influences on German Party Theory Before 1848
Was there a general anti-party sentiment in 19th century German political thought? The paper argues for a revision of this long-standing prejudice in favour of a more benign view on the 'Vormärz' ('pre-March') concept of political parties. It shows how the influence of English (a...
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| description | Was there a general anti-party sentiment in 19th century German political thought? The paper argues for a revision of this long-standing prejudice in favour of a more benign view on the 'Vormärz' ('pre-March') concept of political parties. It shows how the influence of English (and to some extent) French constitutional practices and political thought led German writers to an elaborate theory of political parties as early as at the eve of the 1848 German revolution. The findings are based on a broad analysis of more than 250 text sources originating from 1815 to 1848. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f62b8d035899412fa3d7e6c007cabdd72022-12-22T02:47:48ZengHelsinki University PressRedescriptions2308-09142017-09-0120215918110.7227/R.20.2.230English and French Influences on German Party Theory Before 1848Philipp Erbentraut0Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am MainWas there a general anti-party sentiment in 19th century German political thought? The paper argues for a revision of this long-standing prejudice in favour of a more benign view on the 'Vormärz' ('pre-March') concept of political parties. It shows how the influence of English (and to some extent) French constitutional practices and political thought led German writers to an elaborate theory of political parties as early as at the eve of the 1848 German revolution. The findings are based on a broad analysis of more than 250 text sources originating from 1815 to 1848.https://journal-redescriptions.org/articles/29party theorypolitical thoughtenglish constitutionedmund burkehegel |
| spellingShingle | Philipp Erbentraut English and French Influences on German Party Theory Before 1848 Redescriptions party theory political thought english constitution edmund burke hegel |
| title | English and French Influences on German Party Theory Before 1848 |
| title_full | English and French Influences on German Party Theory Before 1848 |
| title_fullStr | English and French Influences on German Party Theory Before 1848 |
| title_full_unstemmed | English and French Influences on German Party Theory Before 1848 |
| title_short | English and French Influences on German Party Theory Before 1848 |
| title_sort | english and french influences on german party theory before 1848 |
| topic | party theory political thought english constitution edmund burke hegel |
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