The Political Culture of the Sister Republics, 1794-1806: France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Italy

Timeline of the Sister Republics (1794-1806)[-]The political culture of the Sister republics - Joris Oddens and Mart Rutjes[-]'The political passions of other nations'. National choices and the European order in the writings of Germaine de Sta l - Biancamaria Fontana[-][-]1. THE TRANSFORMATION OF REPUBLICANISM[-]The transformation of republicanism in the Sister Republics - Andrew Jainchill[-]'Republic' and 'democracy' in Dutch late eighteenth-century revolutionary discourse - Wyger R. E. Velema[-]New wine and old wineskins. Republicanism in the Helvetic Republic - Urte Weeber[-][-]2. POLITICAL CONCEPTS AND LANGUAGES[-]Revolutionary concepts and languages in the Sister Republics of the late 1790s - Pasi Ihalainen[-]Useful citizens. Citizenship and democracy in the Batavian Republic, 1795-1801 - Mart Rutjes[-]From rights to citizenship to the Helvetian indig nat. Political integration of citizens under the Helvetic Republic - Silvia Arlettaz[-]The battle over 'democracy' in Italian political thought during the revolutionary triennio, 1796-1799 - Mauro Lenci[-][-]3. THE INVENTION OF DEMOCRATIC PARLIAMENTARY PRACTICES[-]Parliamentary practices in the Sister Republics in the light of the French experience - Malcolm Crook[-]Making the most of national time. Accountability, transparency, and term limits in the f.irst Dutch Parliament (1796-1797) - Joris Oddens[-]The invention of democratic parliamentary practices in the Helvetic Republic. Some remarks - Andr Holenstein[-]The Neapolitan republican experiment of 1799. 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. Some reflections - Simon Burrows[-]1798: A turning point? Censorship in the Batavian Republic - Erik Jacobs[-]Censorship and public opinion. Press and politics in the Helvetic Republic (1798-1803) - Andreas W rgler[-]Liberty of press and censorship in the f.irst Cisalpine Republic - Katia Visconti[-][-]5. THE SISTER REPUBLICS AND FRANCE[-]Small nation, big sisters - Pierre Serna[-]The national dimension in the Batavian Revolution. Political discussions, institutions, and constitutions - Annie Jourdan[-]The constitutional debate in the Helvetic Republic in 1800-1801. Between French influence and national self-government - Antoine Broussy[-]An unwelcome Sister Republic. Re-reading political relations between the Cisalpine Republic and the French Directory - Antonino De Francesco[-][-]Bibliography[-]List of Contributors[-]Notes[-]Index