Outputs (2)

Republic and Empire in Montesquieu's Spirit of the Laws (2014)
Journal Article
Ramgotra, M. (2014). Republic and Empire in Montesquieu's Spirit of the Laws. Millennium: Journal of International Studies, 42(3), 790-816. https://doi.org/10.1177/0305829814541692

In The Spirit of the Laws Montesquieu claims that commerce brings peace. His ideas on the separation and balance of powers and commerce form the cornerstones of liberal democratic theory. Yet it is often overlooked that they were conceived in the c... Read More about Republic and Empire in Montesquieu's Spirit of the Laws.

Conservative Roots of Republicanism (2014)
Journal Article
Ramgotra, M. (2014). Conservative Roots of Republicanism. Theoria: A Journal of Social and Political Theory, 61(139), 22-49. https://doi.org/10.3167/th.2014.6113902

Republicanism is generally said to promote virtue and equal political participation, yet many historical republics and republican theories endorse the hierarchical political participation of the upper and lower social classes and recommend a centrali... Read More about Conservative Roots of Republicanism.