Thorbecke Revisited. De rol van het doctrinaire liberalisme in de Nederlandse politiek

Thorbecke Revisited: The Role of Doctrinaire Liberalism in Dutch PoliticsIn the political history of the nineteenth century Thorbecke played a crucial role. As the architect of the 1848 liberal constitutional reform he led three cabinets. In many ways he dominated the political discourse during the period between 1840 and 1872. In recent historiography Thorbecke’s liberalism has been chiefly interpreted within the framework of political styles. Thorbecke’s constitutional style could be characterised by a formal, governmental approach to politics, distanced from the citizen and society. In this... Mehr ...