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25 unresolved questions extracted from the limitations and future-work sections of 3,498 European Political History Analysis papers in our library. Each links back to the study that raised it.

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  • In the mid-1760s, Baudeau, who was being seduced by Physiocracy following a controversy with Le Trosne, produced several texts referring to the political and economic problems of Poland and Lithuania.17 In 1767, when he composed his First Introduction to Economic Philosophy, or the Analysis of Well-Ordered States (Première introduction à la philosophie économique, ou analyse des États policés), published for the first time in 1771, Baudeau painted a stark portrait of this state “where complete anarchy reigns, and which provides a memorable example of the evils that necessarily result from the destruction of almost all authority.”18 The weakness of the Commonwealth vis-à-vis Russia, Prussia, and Austria is rooted in the serfdom imposed on the majority of the population and in arbitrary despotism. According to him, the country suffers from complete anarchy. It was therefore after showing a keen interest in the Polish question that Baudeau won the sympathy of Prince-Bishop Massalski during his stay in Paris in the winter of 1767–1768. The latter, enthusiastic about the publications of the Physiocrat, managed to bring him to his diocese by naming him “prévôt mitré” of Widziniski, a chapter of Canons Regular of the Lateran, some sixty kilometers north of Vilnius. Baudeau left France by sea in October 1768 and landed in Danzig the next month. Without passing through Warsaw, he went to Lithuania where he celebrated Christmas in Białystok. At the beginning of 1769, he acted as Massalski’s agent and was sent to stay for a time in Warsaw, where he led a busy social and political life. In the capital, the Physiocrat was received for more than an hour by King Stanisław August and frequently spent time with his brother, Prince Michał Jerzy Poniatowski.19 “Without a doubt, he was extremely popular throughout Warsaw, with some for his kindness, with others for his intelligence,”20 writes the Jesuit Wacław Wiażewicz, who was in charge of welcoming 17 N. Baudeau, “De l’éducation nationale,” Éphémérides du citoyen 1765, vol. 1, pp. 97–112; 1766, vol. 2, pp. 65–80; 1766, vol. 3, pp. 17–32; 1766, vol. 4, pp. 49–64; 1766, vol. 5, pp. 145–160, 161–176, 177–192, 193–208; idem, “Du monde politique,” Éphémérides du citoyen, 1766, vol. 2, pp. 17–32; 1766, vol. 3, pp. 33–48; 1766, vol. 6, pp. 65–80, 81–96, 97–112, 113–128; idem, “Des colonies françaises aux Indes orientales,” Éphémérides du citoyen 1765, vol. 1, pp. 113–128; 1765, vol. 2, pp. 33–48, 49–64; 1765, vol. 3, pp. 49–64; 1765, vol. 5, pp. 17–32, 33–48, 49–65, 66–80. 18 N. Baudeau, Première introduction à la philosophie économique, ou analyse des États polices, Paris 1771, pp.

    Reform and Revival: The Physiocratic Plans for Poland in the Eighteenth-Century Crisis · 2026 · DOI

  • Moreover, although she provides a wealth of citations to primary sources and a thorough examination of pertinent secondary sources, the author does note that one limitation to her research on the life of abbé Grégoire was the fact that during the Terror he destroyed nearly all of his prerevolutionary personal papers (255).

    The Abbé Grégoire and the French Revolution: The Making of Modern Universalism (review) · 2008 · DOI

  • Little is known about the contacts Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), Minister to the Court of Louis XVI between 1784 and 1789 and future President of the United States, had with French architects during his residence in Paris, except those with Charles-Louis Clérisseau (1721–1820), who collaborated with him on the design of the Capitol of Virginia in Richmond from 1785.

    Thomas Jefferson and François Cointereaux, Professor of Rural Architecture in Revolutionary Paris · 2005 · DOI

  • The paper attempts to highlight some under-researched aspects of the interaction between British and French radical political thinkers and activists during the period between the July Revolution of 1830 in France and the early years of the Third Republic.

    French radicalism through the eyes of John Stuart Mill · 2004 · DOI

  • The influence of ClartC appears severely limited to the period immediately after the first world war, of which it was characteristic in its confusion of thought and generous aspiration to inter- nationalism, It was severely judged by those French intellectuals, whether Marxist or surrealist, who eventually embraced com- munism.

    The Clarté Movement in France, 1919-21 · 1967 · DOI

  • What was lacking was political discussion on national issues and on the day-to-day Paris scene. I do not think, however, that to suggest that revolution- aries took themselves very seriously, that they were lacking in irony and flippancy, that they were often unimaginative, prejudiced and ignorant, 3* For attendance figures over a period of a year in an urban club, see my article 'Politique et subsistances en l'an 111: l'exemple du Havre', Annales dc N o m d i e , 1955, pp.

    THE REVOLUTIONARY MENTALITY IN FRANCE 1793‐1794 · 1957 · DOI

  • The liberty of the elections was, I would agree, to some extent limited by the predominant influence of the Princeps, but the evidence, I maintain, strongly suggests that genuine electoral contests continued, not only for the lower offices, but for the praetorship and the consulate, with which alone the Tabula Hebana is concerned.

    The Elections under Augustus · 1955 · DOI

  • The drafters of the Code, however, were among the last adherents of an older natural law tradition in which the rights of an owner were limited by the purposes for which property rights were created, and the terms of a contract must be just.

    The Betrayal of the French Civil Code: A Tragedy in Three Acts · 2023 · DOI

  • The current article seeks to address this gap in the literature with an exploration of far-right ideological precepts present in guerre révolutionnaire doctrine and to explain why this doctrine struck a chord with l’extrême-droite in France.

    Vanguards of the counter-revolution: the far–right and the French Army’s <i>guerre révolutionnaire</i> doctrine · 2023 · DOI

  • Bourdieu's and Boltanski's account of how ambitions become limited by the availability of capital and the internalisation of class was a major breakthrough in Honneth's intellectual development.

    Recognition Across French-German Divides: The Social Fabric of Freedom in French Theory · 2021 · DOI

  • This paper explores an understudied site of this controversy: the domestic humanitarian engagement of Médecins Sans Frontières and Médecins du Monde, two NGOs widely regarded as epitomes of liberal international humanitarianism.

    Domestic humanitarianism: the Mission France of Médecins Sans Frontières and Médecins du Monde · 2021 · DOI

  • Going beyond the traditionally narrow conceptions of each, the article examines the widening range of actors who are now considered agents of empire as well as the recent move beyond Church and state to consider other institutions, notably the understudied chartered company.

    Agents, Institutions, and French Empire/State Formation · 2021 · DOI

  • In turn, the growing influence R2P has had on France’s conception and practice of human protection – and on its foreign policy more generally – remains unexplored.

    France and the responsibility to protect: a tale of two norms · 2018 · DOI

  • While the first was meant to disappear after the constitution’s approval, the second was a second-order power limited by the hierarchy of norms and the rigidity of the constitution.

    Taming sovereignty: constituent power in nineteenth-century French political thought · 2016 · DOI

  • very few studies have focused on the history of the emotions in relation to politics, other than those tackling the history and mentality of public revolt.

    Public celebrations and public joy at the beginning of the French Revolution (1788-91) · 2015 · DOI

  • Considering the lack of agreement over the defining features of this movement or epoch, our aim is to show that it has never been fully and clearly defined and understood.

    Enlightening the enlightenment: On the permanent concept crisis · 2010 · DOI

  • The episode is well known in American history, but the literature on its French origin is sparse and overemphasizes the contribution of revolutionary leader Jacques-Pierre Brissot.

    The Origin of Citizen Genet's Projected Attack on Spanish Louisiana: A Case Study in Girondin Politics · 2010 · DOI

  • For additional work on Foucault see Peters (Citation2003a, Citationb), Peters (Citation2004), Peters (Citation2005a, Citationb).

    Foucault, biopolitics and the birth of neoliberalism · 2007 · DOI

  • The development of these coastal elites, insufficiently studied generally, has a particular historical interest in Douala because of the change of colonial regime.

    The ‘Germanophone’ elite of Douala under the French mandate · 1980 · DOI

  • Yet, despite many studies which have been made of early modern diplomacy, relatively little is known about working methods, duties, and responsibilities of diplomats examined from perspective of diplomats themselves.

    The Functioning of Ambassadors under Louis XIV · 1970 · DOI

  • This work possesses many merits but is limited by the framework made explicit in its subtitle: “a contribution to the study of Experimental Socialism”.

    Etienne Cabet and the Problem of Class Antagonism · 1966 · DOI

  • Not only was the language of its people German; its place names were German rather than French and Wimpheling claimed that the area was lacking in French monuments and inscriptions.

    The Origin of the Idea of Natural Frontiers in France · 1951 · DOI

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