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13 - Fifth Generation

Imperial Constitutions

from Part II - The History of the Constitution

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2023

Wim Voermans
Affiliation:
Universiteit Leiden
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The end of the nineteenth century heralds in the age of nationalism, national unification (e.g. Italy and Germany), colonialism and globalization. A fifth generation of imperial constitutions accommodate this by pooling government power through mass-political organization, an increase in parliamentary competence and party-political organisation, thus increasing inclusivity. Throughout Europe, as Chris Thornhill writes, the imperial period brought both an extension of national franchises and a correlated consolidation of domestic statehood

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The Story of Constitutions
Discovering the We in Us
, pp. 155 - 161
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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  • Fifth Generation
  • Wim Voermans, Universiteit Leiden
  • Book: The Story of Constitutions
  • Online publication: 19 October 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009385084.016
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  • Wim Voermans, Universiteit Leiden
  • Book: The Story of Constitutions
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  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009385084.016
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  • Fifth Generation
  • Wim Voermans, Universiteit Leiden
  • Book: The Story of Constitutions
  • Online publication: 19 October 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009385084.016
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