The political culture of the sister republics, 1794-1806 : France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Italy PDF
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INTELLECTUAL AND POLITICAL HISTORY Edited by Joris Oddens, Mart Rutjes, and Erik Jacobs The Political Culture of the Sister Republics, 1794-1806 France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Italy The Political Culture of the Sister Republics, 1794-1806 The Political Culture of the Sister Republics, 1794-1806 France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Italy Edited by Joris Oddens, Mart Rutjes, and Erik Jacobs Amsterdam University Press Cover illustration: ‘L’Unisson’. Allegorical depiction of the Sister Republics. Engraving by Esprit Antoine Gibelin, c. 1802. Bibliothèque Nationale de France Cover design: Coördesign, Leiden Lay-out: Crius Group, Hulshout Amsterdam University Press English-language titles are distributed in the US and Canada by the University of Chicago Press. isbn 978 90 8964 606 4 e-isbn 978 90 4852 241 5 (pdf) nur 685 © Joris Oddens, Mart Rutjes and Erik Jacobs / Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam 2015 All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this book may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise) without the written permission of both the copyright owner and the author of the book. Table of Contents Timeline of the Sister Republics (1794-1806) 9 The political culture of the Sister Republics 17 Joris Oddens and Mart Rutjes ‘The political passions of other nations’ 33 National choices and the European order in the writings of Germaine de Staël Biancamaria Fontana 1. The transformation of republicanism The transformation of republicanism in the Sister Republics 43 Andrew Jainchill ‘Republic’ and ‘democracy’ in Dutch late eighteenth-century revolutionary discourse 49 Wyger R. E. Velema New wine in old wineskins 57 Republicanism in the Helvetic Republic Urte Weeber 2. Political concepts and languages Revolutionary concepts and languages in the Sister Republics of the late 1790s 67 Pasi Ihalainen Useful citizens. Citizenship and democracy in the Batavian Republic, 1795-1801 73 Mart Rutjes From rights to citizenship to the Helvetian indigénat 85 Political integration of citizens under the Helvetic Republic Silvia Arlettaz The battle over ‘democracy’ in Italian political thought during the revolutionary triennio, 1796-1799 97 Mauro Lenci 3. The invention of democratic parliamentary practices Parliamentary practices in the Sister Republics in the light of the French experience 109 Malcolm Crook Making the most of national time 115 Accountability, transparency, and term limits in the first Dutch Parliament (1796-1797) Joris Oddens The invention of democratic parliamentary practices in the Helvetic Republic 127 Some remarks André Holenstein The Neapolitan republican experiment of 1799 135 Legislation, balance of power, and the workings of democracy between theory and practice Valeria Ferrari 4. Press, politics, and public opinion Censorship and press liberty in the Sister Republics 143 Some reflections Simon Burrows 1798: A turning point? 151 Censorship in the Batavian Republic Erik Jacobs Censorship and public opinion 159 Press and politics in the Helvetic Republic (1798-1803) Andreas Würgler Liberty of press and censorship in the first Cisalpine Republic 171 Katia Visconti 5. The Sister Republics and France Small nation, big sisters 183 Pierre Serna The national dimension in the Batavian Revolution 187 Political discussions, institutions, and constitutions Annie Jourdan The constitutional debate in the Helvetic Republic in 1800-1801 201 Between French influence and national self-government Antoine Broussy An unwelcome Sister Republic 211 Re-reading political relations between the Cisalpine Republic and the French Directory Antonino De Francesco Bibliography 219 List of contributors 245 Notes 249 Index 319 Timeline of the Sister Republics (1794-1806) 27-28 July (night of 9-10 Thermidor), 1794 The Thermidorian Reaction puts an end to the Reign of Terror in France. December 1794 - January 1795 A French army invades the Dutch Republic. Start of the Batavian Revolution and establishment of the Batavian Republic. 16 May 1795 Treaty of The Hague signed between representatives of the Batavian Re- public and France. 22 August 1795 A new French constitution is ratified, with a bicameral parliament (Con- seil des Cinq-Cents and Conseil des Anciens) and an executive Directory (Directoire) of five. 2 November 1795 The Directory in France takes on executive power, starting the period of the Directory. 1 March 1796 The Dutch Estates General proclaim their own dismantling and the establish- ment of a National Assembly (Nationale Vergadering) in the Batavian Republic. 10 May 1796 Battle of Lodi. The Napoleonic army occupies the Austrian dominions in Italy. 15 October 1796 Napoleon proclaims the Transpadane Republic uniting the duchy of Milan, the duchy of Mantua, and other Lombardian territories. 23 December 1796 A congress of representatives from Modena, Reggio Emilia, Ferrara, and Bologna (organized by Napoleon) proclaims the Cispadane Republic.
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