LEADER 03931nam 22006495 450 001 9910869173203321 005 20240702131432.0 010 $a9789819743278$b(electronic bk.) 010 $z9789819743261 024 7 $a10.1007/978-981-97-4327-8 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC31511592 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL31511592 035 $a(CKB)32650727500041 035 $a(DE-He213)978-981-97-4327-8 035 $a(EXLCZ)9932650727500041 100 $a20240702d2024 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aConstitutional Monarchy of the Twenty-First Century /$fby Naotaka Kimizuka 205 $a1st ed. 2024. 210 1$aSingapore :$cSpringer Nature Singapore :$cImprint: Springer,$d2024. 215 $a1 online resource (164 pages) 311 08$aPrint version: Kimizuka, Naotaka Constitutional Monarchy of the Twenty-First Century Singapore : Springer,c2024 9789819743261 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aIntroduction -- What is a Constitutional Monarchy? -- The Formation of British Constitutional Monarchy -- The Completion of British Constitutional Monarchy -- The Modern British Royal Family -- The Nordic Royal Families ? the Leading-edge of Modern Monarchy -- The Royal Households of the Benelux Countries ? An Example of Abdication during Lifetime -- The Future of Monarchy in Asia -- Conclusion: Can the Japanese Maintain the Symbolic Emperor System?. 330 $aThis is the first book to investigate how constitutional monarchy could survive in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, during which many monarchies were overthrown by revolutions or coups d?état in Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Europe. Today we have about 200 countries in the world, but there are only 28 which have their own monarchical sovereigns ? emperor, king, queen, grand duke, prince, sultan or emir ? and even if we add the Commonwealth realms to these, we would find almost three-quarters of the globe are republics at this moment. So will monarchy disappear from human history in the not-too-distant future? This book shows how the European monarchs have played important roles not only as heads of state, but also as heads of nation, in which they are symbols of unity and national identity, of continuity and stability, fountainheads of national achievement and success, and supporters of social service. Consequently they have grappled with difficult contemporary issues such as social welfare, the global environment, the protection of wildlife, multiculturalism and the LGBT movement which national governments would not be able to deal with sufficiently in each country. This book also suggests reforming the existing emperor system of Japan in reference to the activities of European constitutional monarchy. 606 $aWorld politics 606 $aEurope$xPolitics and government 606 $aComparative government 606 $aEurope$xHistory$x1492- 606 $aGreat Britain$xHistory 606 $aPolitical History 606 $aEuropean Politics 606 $aComparative Politics 606 $aHistory of Modern Europe 606 $aHistory of Britain and Ireland 615 0$aWorld politics. 615 0$aEurope$xPolitics and government. 615 0$aComparative government. 615 0$aEurope$xHistory$x1492-. 615 0$aGreat Britain$xHistory. 615 14$aPolitical History. 615 24$aEuropean Politics. 615 24$aComparative Politics. 615 24$aHistory of Modern Europe. 615 24$aHistory of Britain and Ireland. 676 $a321.6 700 $aKimizuka$b Naotaka$f1967-$01771417 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 912 $a9910869173203321 996 $aConstitutional Monarchy of the Twenty-First Century$94259901 997 $aUNINA