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Samuel Pufendorf on multiple monarchy and composite kingdoms (2023)
Journal Article
Holland, B. (in press). Samuel Pufendorf on multiple monarchy and composite kingdoms. History of European Ideas, https://doi.org/10.1080/01916599.2023.2233060

This article expounds Samuel von Pufendorf’s evolving theory of multiple monarchy, from the publication of his early work on the form of the Holy Roman Empire, through his natural jurisprudence, to his historical accounts of European statesmanship. A... Read More about Samuel Pufendorf on multiple monarchy and composite kingdoms.

Of Substance, Signs and the State: A New Reading of St Augustine's Definition of the Republic (2023)
Journal Article
Holland, B. (2023). Of Substance, Signs and the State: A New Reading of St Augustine's Definition of the Republic. History of Political Thought, 44(2), 234-258(25)

This article provides a new interpretation of St. Augustine’s concept of res publica, situating his political philosophy in terms of the distinction between res and signum, substance and sign, which runs across his work. The res of res publica is its... Read More about Of Substance, Signs and the State: A New Reading of St Augustine's Definition of the Republic.