Curated category
Political systems
- MonarchyThe word monarch first appeared in the mid-15th century as monark, meaning a supreme governor for life. It comes from the Old French monarche of the 14th…
- AuthoritarianismIn 1964, political scientist Juan Linz published a work titled An Authoritarian Regime: Spain that established four core qualities for this system.
- Multi-party systemA political system where more than two meaningfully distinct parties regularly run for office defines the multi-party structure.
- ImperialismThe word imperialism derives from the Latin root imperium, meaning to command or to rule. Historians trace its modern usage to Napoleon III's political…
- FeudalismIn 1944, François Louis Ganshof published a book titled Qu'est-ce que la féodalité that would become the standard reference for understanding medieval Europe.
- Golden LibertyIn 1505, the Nihil novi Act marked a turning point in Polish history. This legislative act stripped the monarch of any power to pass laws without the consent…
- New Order (Nazism)Adolf Hitler first proclaimed a European New Order in a speech on the 30th of January 1941. This declaration marked the public articulation of plans that had…
- Athenian democracyIn 594 BC, Solon stood before the Athenian Assembly and issued a decree that would shatter the power of noble families. He cancelled existing debts and freed…
- European UnionOn the 9th of May 1950, Robert Schuman stood before the French press to announce a radical new plan for Europe. He proposed placing French and German coal…