Republicanism And Responsible Government

Author : Benjamin T. Jones
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2014-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780773592063

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Republicanism and Responsible Government by Benjamin T. Jones Pdf

Despite remarkable similarities, little attempt has been made to compare the political development of colonial-era Australia and Canada. Both nations were born as British colonies and used violent and non-violent means to agitate for democratic freedoms. Republicanism and Responsible Government explores how these sister colonies transformed the very nature of the British Empire by insisting on democratic self-rule. Focusing on the middle of the nineteenth century, Benjamin Jones explores key points in colonial Australian and Canadian history - Canada's Rebellions of 1837-38 and the Durham Report, and Australia's anti-transportation movement and the Eureka Stockade. Previously, historians have looked to liberalism when explaining radicalism and democratization. Jones, however, contends that Canadian and Australian radicals and reformers were influenced by the ancient political philosophy of civic republicanism, with its focus on collectivism, civic duty, and virtue. William Lyon Mackenzie and John Dunmore Lang, he argues, did not champion republicanism to achieve individual rights but to create a virtuous society free from the corruption they saw in the status quo. Republicanism and Responsible Government challenges traditional interpretations of key events in Australian and Canadian history and shows that even though both nations remain constitutional monarchies, republican ideas have shaped their foundations since the earliest days of settlement.

Author : Edgar Dawson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1923
Category : Ballot
ISBN : UOM:35128000293173

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Outlines of Responsible Government by Edgar Dawson Pdf

Author : Edgar Dawson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2015-07-11
Category : History
ISBN : 1331144590

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Outlines of Responsible Government by Edgar Dawson Pdf

Excerpt from Outlines of Responsible Government: Some Constructive Proposals The National Municipal League is an association of publicists, practical administrators, and students of government. A recent president was Charles E. Hughes, now secretary of state. His present successor is Frank L. Polk, who was head of the American delegation to the Peace Conference at Paris. Its purpose is to bring scientific thought to bear upon practical politics. It is now seeking the cooperation of teachers in an effort to bring to the attention of the rising citizen those principles of organization which have passed beyond the stage of hypothesis. Too much stress has heretofore been laid on mere destructive criticism of the failure of public officials. More needs to be laid on a carefully developed vision of forms of government which will guard against failure. Each of the papers offered in this pamphlet was prepared in cooperation with an experienced teacher of civics. Each offers to the pupil a brief and definite statement of a basic line of political thought. The writers have in mind pupils beginning the study of government, and it is hoped that such pupils will be supplied with the pamphlets in order that they may study them thoroughly. The price at which they are offered covers only the actual cost of printing and mailing. The principles presented are fully accepted by nearly every person who has given careful and disinterested attention to the problems of political organization. Therefore to present them is not to engage in propaganda, which is the presentation of one side of the matter on which informed opinion is divided. The League will be glad to correspond with teachers and others who are interested in the development of civic education and to submit samples of other such publications as The Model City Charter, The Model State Constitution, et cetera. Such publications have not been produced with the expectation that they will be adopted bodily, but with the belief that well developed constructive proposals form a more wholesome basis of discussion than unsystematic criticism of failure on the part of persons or groups. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Rachel Hammersley
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781509513451

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Republicanism by Rachel Hammersley Pdf

Republicanism is a centuries-old political tradition, yet its precise meaning has long been contested. The term has been used to refer to government in the public interest, to regimes administered by a collective body or an elected president, and even just to systems embodying the values of liberty and civic virtue. But what do we really mean when we talk about republicanism? In this new book, leading scholar Rachel Hammersley expertly and accessibly introduces this complex but important topic. Beginning in the ancient world, she traces the history of republican government in theory and practice across the centuries in Europe and North America, concluding with an analysis of republicanism in our contemporary politics. She argues that republicanism is a dynamic political language, with each new generation of thinkers building on the ideas of their predecessors and adapting them in response to their own circumstances, concerns, and crises. This compelling account of the origins, history, and potential future of one of the world’s most enduring political ideas will be essential reading for anyone with an interest in republicanism, from historians and political theorists to politicians and ordinary citizens.

Author : Frances Rosenbluth,Ian Shapiro
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780300241051

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Responsible Parties by Frances Rosenbluth,Ian Shapiro Pdf

How popular democracy has paradoxically eroded trust in political systems worldwide, and how to restore confidence in democratic politics In recent decades, democracies across the world have adopted measures to increase popular involvement in political decisions. Parties have turned to primaries and local caucuses to select candidates; ballot initiatives and referenda allow citizens to enact laws directly; many places now use proportional representation, encouraging smaller, more specific parties rather than two dominant ones.Yet voters keep getting angrier.There is a steady erosion of trust in politicians, parties, and democratic institutions, culminating most recently in major populist victories in the United States, the United Kingdom, and elsewhere. Frances Rosenbluth and Ian Shapiro argue that devolving power to the grass roots is part of the problem. Efforts to decentralize political decision-making have made governments and especially political parties less effective and less able to address constituents’ long-term interests. They argue that to restore confidence in governance, we must restructure our political systems to restore power to the core institution of representative democracy: the political party.

Author : David Hamer
Publisher : Belconnen ACT : University of Canberra
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Australia
ISBN : NYPL:33433050660400

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Can Responsible Government Survive in Australia? by David Hamer Pdf

Author : Edgar Dawson
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2016-05-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1356664059

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Outlines of Responsible Government; by Edgar Dawson Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : David E. Smith
Publisher : Springer Science & Business
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0802044697

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The Republican Option in Canada, Past and Present by David E. Smith Pdf

Examines the history, prospects, and implications of republicanism in Canada, traces the ambivalence of Canadians to the concept, and demonstrates the conflict republican theories and practices present for parliamentary systems of the British model.

Author : Adam Tomkins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Constitutional law
ISBN : 1472559673

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Our Republican Constitution by Adam Tomkins Pdf

This new book by Adam Tomkins sets out a radical vision of the British constitution. It argues that despite its outwardly monarchic form the constitution is profoundly informed, and indeed shaped, by values and practices of republicanism. The republican reading of the constitution presented in this book places political accountability at the core of the constitutional order. As such, Our Republican Constitution offers a powerful rejoinder to the current trend in legal scholarship that sees the common law and the courts, rather than Parliament, as the central players in holding government to account. The book further contends that while the constitution should be understood as having republican foundations, current constitutional practice is, in a number of respects, insufficiently republican in character. The book closes by outlining a programme of republican constitutional reform that is designed to secure genuinely responsible government. This is an original and provocative reinterpretation of the central themes of the British constitution, drawing on constitutional history (especially of the seventeenth century), political theory and public law

Author : Bernard Manin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1997-02-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0521458919

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The Principles of Representative Government by Bernard Manin Pdf

The thesis of this original and provocative book is that representative government should be understood as a combination of democratic and undemocratic, aristocratic elements. Professor Manin challenges the conventional view that representative democracy is no more than an indirect form of government by the people, in which citizens elect representatives only because they cannot assemble and govern in person. The argument is developed by examining the historical moments when the present institutional arrangements were chosen from among the then available alternatives. Professor Manin reminds us that while today representative institutions and democracy appear as virtually indistinguishable, when representative government was first established in Europe and America, it was designed in opposition to democracy proper. Drawing on the procedures used in earlier republican systems, from classical Athens to Renaissance Florence, in order to highlight the alternatives that were forsaken, Manin brings to the fore the generally overlooked results of representative mechanisms. These include the elitist aspect of elections and the non-binding character of campaign promises.

Author : David Johnson
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2018-01-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781459740143

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Battle Royal by David Johnson Pdf

A nuanced and thorough investigation of the cases for preserving or abolishing the monarchy in Canada. Subjecting both sides to searching critiques, political scientist David Johnson examines the republican challenge to the Crown and the monarchist defence of it, while giving a tantalizing view of what the reign of King Charles III might look like.

Author : Forrest A. Nabors
Publisher : University of Missouri Press
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2017-12-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780826273918

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From Oligarchy to Republicanism by Forrest A. Nabors Pdf

On December 4, 1865, members of the 39th United States Congress walked into the Capitol Building to begin their first session after the end of the Civil War. They understood their responsibility to put the nation back on the path established by the American Founding Fathers. The moment when the Republicans in the Reconstruction Congress remade the nation and renewed the law is in a class of rare events. The Civil War should be seen in this light. In From Oligarchy to Republicanism: The Great Task of Reconstruction, Forrest A. Nabors shows that the ultimate goal of the Republican Party, the war, and Reconstruction was the same. This goal was to preserve and advance republicanism as the American founders understood it, against its natural, existential enemy: oligarchy. The principle of natural equality justified American republicanism and required abolition and equal citizenship. Likewise, slavery and discrimination on the basis of color stand on the competing moral foundation of oligarchy, the principle of natural inequality, which requires ranks. The effect of slavery and the division of the nation into two “opposite systems of civilization” are causally linked. Charles Devens, a lawyer who served as a general in the Union Army, and his contemporaries understood that slavery’s existence transformed the character of political society. One of those dramatic effects was the increased power of slaveowners over those who did not have slaves. When the slave state constitutions enumerated slaves in apportioning representation using the federal three-fifths ratio or by other formulae, intra-state sections where slaves were concentrated would receive a substantial grant of political power for slave ownership. In contrast, low slave-owning sections of the state would lose political representation and political influence over the state. This contributed to the non-slaveholders’ loss of political liberty in the slave states and provided a direct means by which the slaveholders acquired and maintained their rule over non-slaveholders. This book presents a shared analysis of the slave South, synthesized from the writings and speeches of the Republicans who served in the Thirty-Eighth, Thirty-Ninth or Fortieth Congress from 1863-1869. The account draws from their writings and speeches dated before, during, and after their service in Congress. Nabors shows how the Republican majority, charged with the responsibility of reconstructing the South, understood the South. Republicans in Congress were generally united around the fundamental problem and goal of Reconstruction. They regarded their work in the same way as they regarded the work of the American founders. Both they and the founders were engaged in regime change, from monarchy in the one case, and from oligarchy in the other, to republicanism. The insurrectionary states’ governments had to be reconstructed at their foundations, from oligarchic to republican. The sharp differences within Congress pertained to how to achieve that higher goal.

Author : Rachel Hammersley
Publisher : Polity
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2020-10-19
Category : History
ISBN : 1509513418

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Republicanism by Rachel Hammersley Pdf

Republicanism is a centuries-old political tradition, yet its precise meaning has long been contested. The term has been used to refer to government in the public interest, to regimes administered by a collective body or an elected president, and even just to systems embodying the values of liberty and civic virtue. But what do we really mean when we talk about republicanism? In this new book, leading scholar Rachel Hammersley expertly and accessibly introduces this complex but important topic. Beginning in the ancient world, she traces the history of republican government in theory and practice across the centuries in Europe and North America, concluding with an analysis of republicanism in our contemporary politics. She argues that republicanism is a dynamic political language, with each new generation of thinkers building on the ideas of their predecessors and adapting them in response to their own circumstances, concerns, and crises. This compelling account of the origins, history, and potential future of one of the world’s most enduring political ideas will be essential reading for anyone with an interest in republicanism, from historians and political theorists to politicians and ordinary citizens.

Author : Ged Martin
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781459706538

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John A. Macdonald by Ged Martin Pdf

A biography of Canada’s first prime minister, a legendary political strategist who helped found a new nation in 1867. Shocked by Canada’s 1837 rebellions, John A. Macdonald sought to build alliances and avoid future conflicts. Thanks to financial worries and an alcohol problem, he almost quit politics in 1864. The challenge of building Confederation harnessed his skills, and in 1867 he became the country’s first prime minister. As "Sir John A.," he drove the Dominion’s westward expansion, rapidly incorporating the Prairies and British Columbia before a railway contract scandal unseated him in 1873. He conquered his drinking problem and rebuilt the Conservative Party to regain power in 1878. The centrepiece of his protectionist National Policy was the transcontinental railway, but a western uprising in 1885 was followed by the controversial execution of rebel leader Louis Riel. Although dominant nationally, Macdonald often cut ethical corners to resist the formidable challenge of the Ontario Liberals in his own province. John A. Macdonald created Canada, but this popular hero had many flaws.

Author : Philip Pettit
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107005112

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On the People's Terms by Philip Pettit Pdf

A novel, republican theory of the point of democracy, providing a model of the institutions that republican democracy would require.