Overview

This book examines how the Crown has performed as Head of State across the UK and post war Commonwealth during times of political crisis. It explores the little-known relationships, powers and imperial legacies regarding modern heads of state in parliamentary regimes where so many decisions occur without parliamentary or public scrutiny. This original study highlights how the Queen’s position has been replicated across continents with surprising results. It also shows the topicality and contemporary relevance of this historical research to interpret and understand crises of governance and the enduring legacy of monarchy and colonialism to modern politics. This collection uniquely brings together a diverse set of states including specific chapters on England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Brunei, Ghana, Nigeria, Zimbabwe/Rhodesia, Australia, Tuvalu, and the Commonwealth Caribbean. Viceregalism is written and conceptualised to remind that the Crown is not just aceremonial part of the constitution, but a crucial political and international actor of real importance.

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Author:   H. Kumarasingham
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2020
Weight:   0.518kg
ISBN:  

9783030462857

ISBN 10:   3030462854
Pages:   373
Publication Date:   20 July 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface - H. KumarasinghamChapter 1: Viceregalism - H. KumarasinghamChapter 2: The Crown and Conservative Party Leadership: The Political Crisis of 1963 in Britain - Pippa CatterallChapter 3: Sovereigns, Sovereignties and the Scottish Question: Identities and Constitutional Change - James MitchellChapter 4: 'A Supreme and Permanent Symbol of Executive Authority': The Crown and Governorship in Northern Ireland in an Age of 'Troubles' - Donal LowryChapter 5: Viceregal Crises in Nkrumah's Ghana - A. J. StockwellChapter 6: 'A Quaint and Unimportant Anachronism?' The Office of Governor General and Constitutional Controversies in the Commonwealth Caribbean - Kate QuinnChapter 7: The Radical Nationalist as National Figurehead: Nnamdi Azikiwe and the end of Nigeria’s Westminster Constitution, 1960-66 - Barnaby CrowcroftChapter 8: The Queen of Rhodesia versus the Queen of the United Kingdom: Conflicts of Allegiance in Rhodesia’s Unilateral Declaration of Independence - Donal LowryChapter 9: The Eastminster Viceroy and the Republican Monarch: The Sri Lankan Head of State and the 2018 Constitutional Crisis in Historical Context - Asanga WelikalaChapter 10: The Rulers and the Centrality of Conventions in Malaysia’s ‘Eastminster’ Constitution - Andrew HardingChapter 11: Kerr’s Ghost: The Office of Governor-General in Australia after 1975 - Mark McKennaChapter 12: The Struggle to Reform Brunei’s Monarchy: The Sultan and the British - Kevin YL TanChapter 13: The Race to the Palace from Tuvalu: What Happens when a Prime Minister and a Governor-General Try to Dismiss Each Other? - Anne TwomeyChapter 14: Viceregalism at Westminster: The Role and Powers of the Queen in the 2019 Brexit Constitutional Crises - H. Kumarasingham

Reviews

The wide geographical range of the chapters in this volume allow for insightful comparisons of the similarities and differences ... . Viceregalism is an excellent resource for understanding how the role of Head of State has evolved ... . The contributors draw upon a wide range of sources, including newly accessible archival material ... . The book will be of interest to historians, political scientists, and general readers interested in learning more about the Crown and viceregalism throughout the Commonwealth. (Carolyn Harris, Royal Studies Journal, Vol. 8 (2), 2021)

“The wide geographical range of the chapters in this volume allow for insightful comparisons of the similarities and differences … . Viceregalism is an excellent resource for understanding how the role of Head of State has evolved … . The contributors draw upon a wide range of sources, including newly accessible archival material … . The book will be of interest to historians, political scientists, and general readers interested in learning more about the Crown and viceregalism throughout the Commonwealth.” (Carolyn Harris, Royal Studies Journal, Vol. 8 (2), 2021)

Author Information

H. Kumarasingham is Senior Lecturer in British Politics at the University of Edinburgh, UK. He is a political historian of Britain, the British Empire and the Commonwealth. His recent work covers the decolonization of the British Empire and subsequent state-building that followed. He is currently writing a history of the Crown’s legacy in South Asia and co-editing The Cambridge Constitutional History of the United Kingdom. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

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