Succession has long been the weak link in the system of hereditary monarchy. Perhaps it may be time for Australia to reconsider the place of the monarchy in our own political system.
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The monarch is the head of the Church of England but as Britain has become more diverse so has the approach to religion in jubilees.
This year’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations will draw on traditions that have bolstered support for monarchs since the early 1800s — it could help this year’s celebrations succeed again.
Peddlers of dangerous ideas regarding the constitution should be reminded of what was done in the name of a legislative majority under apartheid.
The move to a republic has been gathering pace for many years.
A monarch with absolute powers is just as dangerous as self-serving politicians in a democracy.
Despite often seismic political upheavals over the years, most Middle Eastern royal families have been able to weather the storms.
The marriage of the future British queen and her consort was part of an ancient tapestry of royal intermarriage in Europe.
Narratives that historicize colonialism are not new. Canadians and our leaders have a long history of denying our settler colonial present.
The Australian Republic Movement wants to release a new model for an Australian head of state by the end of the year.
Royal confessions disrupt the careful balance between transparency and secrecy on which the monarchy is based.
New documents expose a chink in the queen’s armour of secrecy.
Barbados is avoiding a referendum on whether to remove the Queen as head of state – is that a good idea?
The fundamental structure of the current constitution, which is cast in classical Westminster conceptions, is unsuited for modern-day constitutionalism.
With much public discussion of President Donald Trump as, potentially, a king, a scholar of Roman history and rhetoric sees 2,000-year-old parallels.
The doctrine of equality is ingrained both in theory and in the express provisions of Lesotho’s constitution.
In a statement on their website, Harry and Meghan have said they are ditching the royal rota. However, in doing so are they gaining more or less control over their story?
It’s either in or out for a minor royal. A mix and match approach raises too many problems.
Having a royal lend their name in patronage to a charity may have some benefits but it can also have its drawbacks.
Japan’s 86-year-old Emperor Akihito abdicates on April 30 — an exceedingly rare event for this ancient monarchy. Can his son, Prince Naruhito, give Japan’s royal family a modern makeover?
Principales colaboradores
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Lecturer in Media, Lancaster University
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Head of Department, Public and Environmental Law Department, University of Limpopo
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Director of the Institute of Commonwealth Studies and Professor of British and Commonwealth History, School of Advanced Study, University of London
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Professor emerita, University of Sydney
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Honorary Senior Research Associate, Constitution Unit, UCL
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Associate professor in Humanities, University of Southern Queensland
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Chair of Applied Political Science, Coventry University
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Emeritus Professor of Modern British History, Durham University
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Professor of British Politics and Government & Founder of the Constitution Unit, UCL
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Lecturer in Medieval History and Co-Ordinator, Exploring the Past Pathway, Cardiff University
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Instructor, Legal Studies and Criminology, Kwantlen Polytechnic University
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Honorary Associate in Political Economy, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in History, Anglia Ruskin University
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Dennis Altman es Amigo de The Conversation.
VC Fellow, La Trobe University
