What is the Alliance of European Republic Movements (AERM)?
British republic supporters are not alone!
12/26/20251 min read
It's important for the British anti-monarchy/pro-republic campaign to work with similar groups in European monarchies for several strategic, symbolic, and practical reasons:
1. Shared Goals and Mutual Support
Republican movements across Europe seek the abolition of hereditary monarchy and the establishment of a democratic, elected head of state. By collaborating, we can:
Share resources, research, and strategies
Learn from each other’s successes and setbacks
Strengthen our arguments with examples from similar systems
Solidarity makes the movement more effective and lends credibility to its aims.
2. International Visibility and Pressure
A coordinated pan-European republican effort can attract greater media attention, making it harder for monarchies to ignore public scrutiny.
A wider network can increase the impact of national campaigns.
3. Countering the ‘Tradition Argument’
Monarchists often defend the institution by citing tradition, stability, or shared heritage across Europe.
When republicans from several monarchies unite, they show that publics in modern European democracies are questioning those very assumptions.
It challenges the idea that monarchy is natural or inevitable for European countries.
4. Learning from Republican Models
Countries like Ireland, Finland, or Austria show that parliamentary republics can be stable, democratic, and respected.
By working with European republicans, the British campaign can draw inspiration from working republican systems and address public fears about "what comes next"
5. Symbolic Power: A Europe of Equals
Monarchies symbolise hierarchy, inherited privilege, and outdated class systems.
A united front of European republicans promotes a vision of egalitarian democracy, where no citizen is born above another.
Collaboration reinforces the message that modern Europe should be democratic in both practice and symbol.
For the British anti-monarchy campaign, working with similar groups amplifies our voice, legitimises our cause and builds a democratic vision beyond borders.
It's not just a national struggle—it’s part of a broader democratic movement across Europe.
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