Crisis of Parliamentary Democracy
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The Crisis of Parliamentary Democracy is a political book
written by a German
jurist
Carl Schmitt
that was translated by Ellen Kennedy.
in the Weimar Republic
. Schmitt was closely identified with Political Catholicism
in the first years of the Weimar Republic and his contact with Catholic political and intellectual circles made him the leading exponent of the Catholic view among German jurists. The second edition of his book was written particularly to address the critique of Richard Thoma's review and was shown in multiple publications including Hochland
- through Karl Muth in 1926- and the second edition of his Parlamentarismus. This work shows Schmitts focus on the critique of his contemporary society and the history of political ideas.
Book
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written by a German
Germans
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jurist
Jurist
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Carl Schmitt
Carl Schmitt
Carl Schmitt was a German jurist, philosopher, political theorist, and professor of law.Schmitt published several essays, influential in the 20th century and beyond, on the mentalities that surround the effective wielding of political power...
that was translated by Ellen Kennedy.
Introduction
Carl Schmitt's (Parliamentarismus in Its Historical Context) Die geistesgeschichtliche Lage des heutigen Parliamentarismus has been commonly read to be "welcome to the broad spectrum of anti-parliamentary prejudices in the Weimar Republic" (Schmitt Crisis of Parliamentary Democracy xiii.) His critiques of parliamentary democracies undermined the legitimacy of the ReichstagReichstag (Weimar Republic)
The Reichstag was the parliament of Weimar Republic .German constitution commentators consider only the Reichstag and now the Bundestag the German parliament. Another organ deals with legislation too: in 1867-1918 the Bundesrat, in 1919–1933 the Reichsrat and from 1949 on the Bundesrat...
in the Weimar Republic
Weimar Republic
The Weimar Republic is the name given by historians to the parliamentary republic established in 1919 in Germany to replace the imperial form of government...
. Schmitt was closely identified with Political Catholicism
Political Catholicism
Political catholicism is a political and cultural conception which promotes the ideas and social teaching of the Catholic Church in public life...
in the first years of the Weimar Republic and his contact with Catholic political and intellectual circles made him the leading exponent of the Catholic view among German jurists. The second edition of his book was written particularly to address the critique of Richard Thoma's review and was shown in multiple publications including Hochland
Hochland (magazine)
Hochland was a German Catholic magazine, published in Munich from 1903 to 1941 and again from 1946 to 1971. Founded by Carl Muth, it was regarded critically by the church, and published work by authors regardless of denomination on topics related to religion and culture.-History:Hochland was,...
- through Karl Muth in 1926- and the second edition of his Parlamentarismus. This work shows Schmitts focus on the critique of his contemporary society and the history of political ideas.