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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