Direct and Representative Democracy. The Debate in Revolutionary France (1789-1795)

This essay explores the debate concerning the idea of democracy in the French Revolution (1789-1795). It shows that this idea is based upon representative democracy as well as direct democracy, maintaining a complex and precarious equilibrium between the two. It investigates the different political-...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Antonio Senta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Bologna 2017-07-01
Series:Scienza & Politica
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Online Access:https://scienzaepolitica.unibo.it/article/view/7105