Daniel Schläppi

Malte-Christian Gruber

Gemeinbesitz und kollektive Ressourcen in historischer und rechtlicher Perspektive

Von der Allmende zur Share Economy

Wim Blockmans

The emergence of the state in Europe is a topic that has engaged historians since the establishment of the discipline of history. Yet the primary focus of has nearly always been to take a top-down approach, whereby the formation and consolidation of public institutions is viewed as the outcome of activities by princes and other social elites. Yet, as the essays in this collection show, such an approach does not provide a complete picture. By investigating the importance of local and individual initiatives that contributed to state building from the late middle ages through to the nineteenth century, this volume shows how popular pressure could influence those in power to develop new institutional structures. By not privileging the role of warfare and of elite coercion for state building, it is possible to question the traditional top-down model and explore the degree to which central agencies might have been more important for state representation than for state practice. The studies included in this collection treat many parts of Europe and deal with different phases in the period between the late middle ages and the nineteenth century. Beginning with a critical review of state historiography, the introduction then sets out the concept of 'empowering interactions' which is then explored in the subsequent case studies and a number of historiographical, methodological and theoretical essays. Taken as a whole this collection provides a fascinating platform to reconsider the relationships between top-down and bottom-up processes in the history of the European state.

Political Cultures and the Emergence of the State in Europe 1300–1900

Empowering Interactions

Peter Hess

Peter A.J. van den Berg

Kamila Staudigl-Ciechowicz

Adrien Wyssbrod

Michael Lauener

Rechtskultur ist eine Zeitschrift mit europäischem Charakter. Rechtskultur is a journal with a definite European character. Rechtskultur est une revue à caractère européen. Rechtskultur ist strikt themenbezogen. Rechtskultur is strictly by theme. Rechtskultur est une revue thématisée de manière stricte. Rechtskultur ist transdisziplinär ausgerichtet. Rechtskultur is a transdisciplinary endeavour. Rechtskultur est une revue axée sur une approche interdisciplinaire.

Widerstand gegen Rechtsvereinheitlichung

Rechtskultur 9

Daniel Schläppi

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