Democracy and direct legislation during the french second republic

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• What: The aim of this article is to explore this understanding of democracy developed during the brief period between the passing of the Loi du 31 mai 1850 (Law of May 31) which abolished the recently introduced universal male suffrage and the plebiscites of 1851-2 which disfigured the and made Louis Napoleon Bonaparte emperor of France. Lastly the article explores the political reactions provoked by these projects of direct legislation. And yet the article shows that following period of relative decline the idea experienced revival toward the end of the nineteenth century extending well into the . . .
  

   

  

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