Type of Publication: | Journal article |
Author: | Wolf, Sebastian |
Year of publication: | 2015 |
Published in: | Swiss Political Science Review ; 21 (2015), 2. - pp. 350-361. - ISSN 1424-7755. - eISSN 1662-6370 |
DOI (citable link): | https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/spsr.12151 |
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The research note comments on W. Veenendaal's article “A Big Prince in a Tiny Realm: Smallness, Monarchy, and Political Legitimacy in the Principality of Liechtenstein”. It is argued, inter alia, that the phenomenon of “princely self-restraint” should not be underestimated in Liechtenstein's constitutional reality. The character of the microstate's actual political system strongly depends on the individual personality of the Reigning Prince. A strong monarch who acts as a political actor with his own agenda should not be conceptualized as a neutral traditional leader. From the perspective of many citizens of Liechtenstein, the principality's political system is legitimate since it combines traditional authority and legal-rational authority in a unique way. Largely due to the powerful role of the government, the microstate is characterized by consensus-oriented hierarchical governance. Elite surveys can be seen as a useful instrument to overcome some of the methodological pitfalls of the elite interview approach.
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Subject (DDC): | 320 Politics |
Keywords: | Liechtenstein, Democracy, Monarchy, Legitimacy, Small state |
Bibliography of Konstanz: | Yes |
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WOLF, Sebastian, 2015. Different Approaches, Different Results in Small State Studies : Complementary Views on the Monarchy and Traditional Governance in Liechtenstein. In: Swiss Political Science Review. 21(2), pp. 350-361. ISSN 1424-7755. eISSN 1662-6370. Available under: doi: 10.1111/spsr.12151
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