Republicanism Adapted to France
François Robert and Democratic Republicanism in the French Revolution
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6267849 |
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| Authors | Nicolai Von Eggers Mariegaard (0000-0002-0771-8264, University of Copenhagen, corresponding author), Nicolai Von Eggers (The Saxo Institute, University of Copenhagen, Karen Blixens Plads 8, 2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 529-562 |
| Publication date | 2024-08-31 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | History of Political Thought (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0143-781X |
| Publisher | Imprint Academic (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.53765/20512988.45.3.529 |
| OpenAlex | W4402285154 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
After the French Revolution broke out, republican ideas increasingly came to define the political ideas of the revolutionaries. This article provides a con- textualized analysis of François Robert's Republicanism adapted to France (1790), which is potentially the first systematic attempt at adapting republicanism to revolu- tionary France. The article shows how Robert was part of a network of radical revo- lutionaries including Desmoulins, Lavicomterie and de Kéralio, who all thought about how to adapt the republican project to revolutionary France. It discusses Robert's ideas for a 'democratic' form of republicanism that emphasized local assemblies, imperative mandates and popular control of government. In doing so, the article analy- ses how Robert responded to arguments provided by Montesquieu and Rousseau against introducing republicanism in France, but also how his democratic republican project differed from more moderate forms of revolutionary republicanism such as that of Brissot and Condorcet who emphasized representation and professional rule
Art · Art history · Democracy · French revolution · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Classics · European Political History Analysis · Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis · Law · Philosophy · Political Theory and Influence
| Highly cited | No |
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