Constituent assemblies / edited by Jon Elster, Roberto Gargarella, Vatsal Naresh, Bjørn Erik Rasch.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Class of 1924 Book Fund.

Elster, Jon, 1940- editor.

Gargarella, Roberto, 1964- editor.

Naresh, Vatsal, editor.

Rasch, Bjørn Erik, 1953- editor.

Series:

Comparative constitutional law and policy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional conventions.

Constitutional history.

Comparative law.

Physical Description:

xi, 252 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2018.

Contents:

Constitution-making in the context of plural societies : the "accumulation strategy" / Roberto Gargarella

Constituent assemblies in democratic regimes : the problem of a legally limited convention / Gabriel L. Negretto

Constituent assemblies and political continuity in divided societies / Hanna Lerner

Constituent assembly failure in Pakistan and Nepal / Mara Malagodi

Precautions in a democratic experiment : the nexus between political power and competence / Udit Bhatia

A race against time : the making of the Norwegian constitution of 1814 / Jon Elster

Chain of legitimacy : constitution making in Iceland / Thorvaldur Gylfason

Constitution making and legislative involvement in government formation / Cristina Bucur, José Antonio Cheibub, Shane Martin and Bjørn Erik Rasch

The political psychology of constitution making / Jon Elster.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1924 Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781108427524

1108427529

9781108446273

1108446272

OCLC:

1012757181