(W)elke stem telt: Belgische (1899) en Nederlandse (1916-1917) opvattingen over democratie tijdens Kamerdebatten over evenredige vertegenwoordiging
Modifications to the electoral system in the Netherlands and Belgium at the turn of the twentieth century were the result of long discussions about what the ‘ideal’ parliamentary representation implied and how it had to be accomplished. Moreover, the mps’ additional reflection on the necessity of a proportional distribution of votes added an extra dimension to the debates in the Lower Houses. ‘Democracy’ then seemed to have become an unavoidable process. However, what did ‘democracy’ mean, exactly, for the parliamentary representatives of different political orientations in both countries? And... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2023 |
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Koninklijk Nederlands Historisch Genootschap
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Schlagwörter: | political discourse / parliamentary culture / representation / comparative history / conceptual history / politiek discours / parlementaire cultuur / repesentatie / comparatieve geschiedenis / conceptuele geschiedenis |
Sprache: | Niederländisch |
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Link(s) : | https://bmgn-lchr.nl/article/view/13149 |
Modifications to the electoral system in the Netherlands and Belgium at the turn of the twentieth century were the result of long discussions about what the ‘ideal’ parliamentary representation implied and how it had to be accomplished. Moreover, the mps’ additional reflection on the necessity of a proportional distribution of votes added an extra dimension to the debates in the Lower Houses. ‘Democracy’ then seemed to have become an unavoidable process. However, what did ‘democracy’ mean, exactly, for the parliamentary representatives of different political orientations in both countries? And what role was the introduction of the proportionality system expected to play in, for example, the limitation, display or promotion of said ‘democracy’? A detailed analysis of the parliamentary discourse with which the orators (in Belgium in 1899 and in the Netherlands in 1916-1917) made implicit and explicit connections between this new electoral system and their perceptions of democracy, reveals similarities and differences that surpassed the national boundaries and the left-right divide. ; De veranderingen aan het kiesstelsel die in Nederland en België werden doorgevoerd rond de twintigste eeuwwisseling waren het resultaat van lange discussies over wat de ‘ideale’ parlementaire vertegenwoordiging betekende en hoe die precies bewerkstelligd moest worden. De bijbehorende reflectie van de volksvertegenwoordigers over de noodzaak van een proportionele stemverdeling gaf de (Tweede) Kamerdebatten bovendien een extra dimensie. ‘Democratie’ leek toen immers een onafwendbaar proces. Maar wat betekende die ‘democratie’ precies voor de parlementariërs van verschillende politieke strekkingen uit beide landen? En welke rol moest de introductie van het evenredigheidsstelsel spelen om, bijvoorbeeld, die ‘democratie’ in te perken, te weerspiegelen of te bevorderen? Een detailanalyse van het parlementaire discours waarmee de sprekers (in België in 1899 en in Nederland in 1916-1917) impliciete en expliciete verbanden legden tussen dit ...