Independence, Federalism and Regionalism in Latin America: An Analytical Anthology of Francisco de Miranda's Writings (1790-1811)
暫譯: 拉丁美洲的獨立、聯邦主義與區域主義：弗朗西斯科·德·米蘭達著作的分析選集（1790-1811）
Ghymers, Christian
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商品描述
This book analyses the constitutional and political thinking of Venezuelan war general and political visionary, Francisco de Miranda (1750-1816). It unravels Miranda's emancipatory ideas that were hidden or discarded by local or doctrinal oligarchic interests, and which were not correctly perceived by most historians. The book presents Miranda's political texts (constitutional projects, pamphlets, proclamations, publications, letters) in detail in their respective contexts with analytical commentaries. It rescues the philosophy of an atypical revolutionary and singular hero who proposed an original synthesis of Anglo-Saxon, French and Indigenous cultures. It showcases the farsightedness of Miranda's projects for a federal constitution found in current principles of geographical subsidiarity, pre-empting the work of the European Union: strong federal powers but strictly limited to external defence/diplomacy, economic and monetary union, and human rights, while other policies remain decentralized for efficiency and to protect local identities. Miranda's draft constitutions for Spanish America and Brazil show his belief in a new legal-institutional framework rooted in local and indigenous institutions and cultures, which would warrant regional, social and racial integration, which in turn was necessary to transform political independence into lasting emancipation and sustainable socioeconomic development.
Written in a crucial period of revolutions and wars that shaped the Western world, Miranda's work remains nonetheless very relevant in alleviating profound difficulties of governability, not only for Latin America and the stagnation of its regional integration but also for a globalized world and the socio-political challenge of multicultural societies. This important book appeals to a broad readership, including historians, policymakers, political scientists and constitutionalists, Latin America experts, and experts on regional integration.
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這本書分析了委內瑞拉戰爭將軍及政治先知法蘭西斯科·德·米蘭達（Francisco de Miranda，1750-1816）的憲法與政治思想。它揭示了米蘭達的解放思想，這些思想被當地或教條主義的寡頭利益所隱藏或棄置，且大多數歷史學家未能正確理解。書中詳細介紹了米蘭達的政治文本（憲法草案、小冊子、宣言、出版物、信件），並提供了相應背景的分析評論。它挖掘了一位不尋常的革命者和獨特英雄的哲學，他提出了英美、法國和土著文化的原創綜合體。書中展示了米蘭達對聯邦憲法的遠見，這些憲法體現了當前地理性補助原則，預示著歐盟的工作：強大的聯邦權力但嚴格限於外部防衛/外交、經濟和貨幣聯合以及人權，而其他政策則保持去中心化以提高效率並保護地方身份。米蘭達為西班牙美洲和巴西草擬的憲法顯示了他對一個根植於當地和土著機構及文化的新法律制度框架的信念，這將保證區域、社會和種族的整合，而這反過來又是將政治獨立轉變為持久解放和可持續社會經濟發展所必需的。
在塑造西方世界的革命和戰爭的關鍵時期，米蘭達的作品仍然對於緩解治理的深刻困難非常相關，不僅對拉丁美洲及其區域整合的停滯，也對全球化世界及多元文化社會的社會政治挑戰。這本重要的書籍吸引了廣泛的讀者群，包括歷史學家、政策制定者、政治科學家和憲法學者、拉丁美洲專家以及區域整合專家。
作者簡介
Christian Ghymers is a macro-economist, agrégé de l'enseignement supérieur (PhD equivalent) and Honorary Professor of International Economics with tenure at the ICHEC-Brussels Management School, President of Institute for Relations Between the European Union and Latin America and the Caribbean (IRELAC), and Vice-President of the Robert Triffin International/University of Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. He specializes in governance, Latin American policy issues, international monetary topics, and regional integration. He had a career as adviser in the European Commission (DG Economic and Financial Affairs), the Joint Vienna Institute (IMF Institute), the ECLAC/CEPAL-United Nations Secretary (Santiago), the Research Department of the National Bank of Belgium, and has been Visiting Professor or Lecturer in various Universities (UCL - Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, IESEG Lille, Aix-Marseille II, Ecole Nationale d' Administration - ENA - Strasbourg, France, and Universities in Chile).
作者簡介(中文翻譯)
Christian Ghymers 是一位宏觀經濟學家，擁有高等教育的 agrégé（相當於博士學位），並且是布魯塞爾管理學院（ICHEC-Brussels Management School）國際經濟學的榮譽教授。他是歐洲聯盟與拉丁美洲及加勒比海關係研究所（Institute for Relations Between the European Union and Latin America and the Caribbean, IRELAC）的主席，以及比利時羅伯特·特里芬國際大學（Robert Triffin International/University of Louvain-la-Neuve）的副主席。他專注於治理、拉丁美洲政策議題、國際貨幣主題和區域整合。他曾在歐洲委員會（DG Economic and Financial Affairs）、維也納聯合研究所（Joint Vienna Institute, IMF Institute）、聯合國經濟委員會（ECLAC/CEPAL）秘書處（聖地牙哥）、比利時國家銀行研究部門擔任顧問，並在多所大學（比利時魯汶大學（UCL - Louvain-la-Neuve）、法國里爾IESEG大學、艾克斯-馬賽二世大學、法國斯特拉斯堡國家行政學院（Ecole Nationale d' Administration - ENA）及智利的各大學）擔任訪問教授或講師。
