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Debates about the legitimacy and 'essence' of political rule and the search for 'ideal' forms of government have been at the very heart of political thought ever since its beginnings in the Ancient World. Caesarism in the Post-Revolutionary Age explores the complex relationship between democracy and dictatorship from the 18th century onwards. More concretely, it assesses how, during the post-revolutionary period, democracy emerged as something compatible with dictatorship, both on the level of political thought and practice.

1. Working Numbers – Introductory Remarks: Markus J. Prutsch -- 2. Historical Genesis of the Relation between Science, Numbers, and Politics – Section I Introduction: Kelly L. Grotke, Stephen Hastings-King -- 3. "Lies, damned lies and state-istics": counting "real inhabitants" in the census (Belgium, 1846-1947): Kaat Louckx -- 4. "What Use is it in the Long Run to Resist Something that is Bound to Happen Anyway?" the Statistical Mind Settling in 19th C. Politics: Ida H. Stamhuis -- 5. Science, numbers, and colonialism in the African Great Lakes, 1820-1910: Axel Utz -- 6. The emergence of a global economic order - From scientific internationalism to infrastructural globalism: Anat Leibler -- 7. Politics and Science Today. Section II Introduction: Kathrine von Graevenitz, Georg von Graevenitz -- 8. Politics and Policies of Statistics Independence: Jean-Guy Prévost -- 9. Measuring, Modeling, Controlling the Climate? Numerical Expertise in U.S. Climate Engineering Politics: Julia Schubert -- 10. What Counts in the Politics of Climate Change? Science, Scepticism and Emblematic Numbers: Amanda Machin, Alexander Ruser -- 11. Kings and Indicators - Options for Governing without Numbers: Wolfgang Drechsler -- 12. European and International Education Policies: Lars Lehmann, Markus J. Prutsch -- 13. Higher Purpose and Economic Reason. An essay concerning the role of numbers as guide values of European education policy: Jörg J. Dötsch -- 14. Standardizing the Context and Contextualizing the Standard - Translating PISA into PISA-D: Radhika Gorur, Estrid Sørensen, Bryan Maddox -- 15. "Let's Talk Numbers" - Parliamentary Research in Educational Affairs in Light of Political Demand for Quantification – The Knesset in Comparative Perspective: Yuval Vurgan -- 16. Science, Numbers and Politics – Concluding Comments: Lars Lehmann, Markus J. Prutsch

Focusing on the genesis of 'constitutional monarchism' in the context of the French Restoration and its favourable reception in post-Napoleonic Germany, this study highlights the potential and limitations of a daring attempt to improve traditional forms of monarchical legitimacy by means of a modern representative constitution.

Focusing on the genesis of 'constitutional monarchism'in the context of the French Restoration and its favourable reception inpost-Napoleonic Germany, this study highlights the potential and limitations of adaring attempt to improve traditional forms of monarchical legitimacy by means of amodern representative constitution.

Debates about the legitimacy and 'essence' of political rule and the search for 'ideal' forms of government have been at the very heart of political thought ever since its beginnings in the Ancient World. Caesarism in the Post-Revolutionary Age explores the complex relationship between democracy and dictatorship from the 18th century onwards. More concretely, it assesses how, during the post-revolutionary period, democracy emerged as something compatible with dictatorship, both on the level of political thought and practice.

Critically analysing nineteenth-century constitutions in tandem with the political and social circumstances of their creation, enactment, and stated objectives, this book explicitly counters any simplistic narratives asserting that constitutions offer a straightforward, law-based path to increasing democracy, equality and liberty.