International Circulation of Political Models in the Post-Napoleonic Age: Constitutional Culture, Debate and Emulation

Authors

  • Juan Luis Simal Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18042/cepc/rep.175.09

Keywords:

Constitution, liberalism, Restoration, transnational history.

Abstract

In the years immediately following the end of the Napoleonic Empire (1814-1823), constitutionalism, one of the main legacies of the Age of Revolution, did not disappear as many of the reactionaries of the Restoration wanted. Rather, it became for many Europeans of diverse political tendencies – including liberals of various persuasions, but also royalists and conservatives – the necessary instrument for the organization of new states. This article analyzes the evolution of constitutional government in Restoration Europe, emphasizing the international context in which the debate about its various forms developed, using as analytic tools the concepts of constitutional culture and emulation.

Issue

Section

DOSSIER