Consent, Coercion, and Limit

The Medieval Origins of Parliamentary Democracy

The concepts of popular consent and limit as applied to the exercise of political authority are fundamental features of parliamentary democracy. Both these concepts played a role in medieval political theorizing, although the meaning and significance of political consent in this thought have not bee...

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Bibliographic Details
Author:Arthur P. Monahan
Published: McGill-Queen's University Press, Kingston and Montreal, 1987
E.J. Brill, Leiden, 1987
Total Pages:XX-345
Format:Book
Topic:- Doctrine > Social Life > [Sociologie. Cité terrestre. Politique] > [Influence] > Political Augustinianism
Status:Needs Review