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Chapter 3 - The Distribution of Power

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 April 2023

Elias Buchetmann
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Universität Rostock, Germany
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Chapter 3 is dedicated to an analysis of the distribution of power within Hegel’s model of constitutional monarchy, or what he calls the rational constitution. By focussing on the arrangement of power in Hegel’s organic political system, it provides a necessary grounding for the analysis in the chapters that follow. First, Hegel’s peculiar separation of powers into a princely, governmental, and lawgiving power, which are all organically interconnected, is addressed, which is of particular interest on account of its variance with the concept of that name which is widely held today. Next, the role played by the monarch is scrutinised, who is hereditary, bound by the law, and embodies subjective freedom. This is followed by a discussion of the exercise of government, which exposes the ultimate restrictedness of the monarch’s field of influence. Lastly, the chapter recovers the various competences that Hegel envisioned for the Assembly of Estates, with which the two subsequent chapters are principally concerned.

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Print publication year: 2023

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  • The Distribution of Power
  • Elias Buchetmann, Universität Rostock, Germany
  • Book: Hegel and the Representative Constitution
  • Online publication: 13 April 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009305983.004
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  • The Distribution of Power
  • Elias Buchetmann, Universität Rostock, Germany
  • Book: Hegel and the Representative Constitution
  • Online publication: 13 April 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009305983.004
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  • The Distribution of Power
  • Elias Buchetmann, Universität Rostock, Germany
  • Book: Hegel and the Representative Constitution
  • Online publication: 13 April 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009305983.004
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