The Crisis of Parliamentary Democracy
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The Crisis of Parliamentary Democracy is a 1923 political theory work by Carl Schmitt that critiques liberal parliamentarism and questions the compatibility of parliamentary democracy with modern mass politics.
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| The Crisis of Parliamentary Democracy canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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political theory work ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
legal theory
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philosophy ⓘ political science ⓘ |
| addressesIssue |
crisis of legitimacy of parliamentary institutions
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role of political parties in modern democracy ⓘ tension between representation and direct expression of the people ⓘ |
| arguesThat |
mass democracy undermines classical liberal parliamentarism
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parliamentary institutions no longer fulfill their original deliberative function ⓘ political decisions ultimately rest on will rather than rational discussion ⓘ |
| author | Carl Schmitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralQuestion | compatibility of parliamentary democracy with modern mass politics ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| critiquesConcept |
liberal belief in rational discussion
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parliamentary deliberation ⓘ party pluralism ⓘ |
| genre |
constitutional theory
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political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasReceptionIn |
Anglo-American political theory
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continental political theory ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Weimar Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedField |
constitutional theory
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democratic theory ⓘ political jurisprudence ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
crisis of representation
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distinction between liberalism and democracy ⓘ identity of ruler and ruled ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
liberal democracy
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mass democracy ⓘ parliamentarism ⓘ representation ⓘ sovereignty ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Die geistesgeschichtliche Lage des heutigen Parlamentarismus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
conservative political theory
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decisionist theory of sovereignty ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1923 ⓘ |
| publisherOfEnglishEdition | MIT Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Political Theology
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The Concept of the Political NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingOfArgument | post–World War I Europe ⓘ |
| subjectOfCritique | liberal parliamentarism ⓘ |
| supportsConcept | decisionism ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed | early 20th century European politics ⓘ |
| translatedInto | English ⓘ |
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