We, the mediated people : popular constitution-making in contemporary South America / Joshua Braver.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Braver, Joshua, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional conventions--South America.

Constitutional conventions.

People (Constitutional law)--South America.

People (Constitutional law).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023]

Summary:

Populist leaders define the people as one segment of the population that is unbound by law to centralize power. This book retells the story of constitution-making in South America to develop an alternative theory of how and how not to break law to construct an inclusive people. Braver argues that through the "extraordinary adaptation" of old institutions, an inclusive people may illegally create a new constitution but still protect democracy. He examines how populist leaders in Venezuela and Ecuador established semi-authoritarian constitutions through lawless constitution-making while Colombia and Bolivia managed to avoid the same fate by engaging in extraordinary adaptation.

Contents:

Cover Page

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Introduction

1. The Lawless Unity of the People: The Legalists and Radicals' Consensus

2. Extraordinary Adaptation: An Illegal and Plural People

3. The Enemies Clash: Lawless Constitution-​Making in Venezuela and Ecuador

4. A Quarrel Among Friends: Partially Inclusive Extraordinary Adaptation in Colombia

5. The Enemies' Truce: Inclusive Extraordinary Adaptation in Bolivia

Conclusion

Acknowledgments

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Braver, Joshua We the Mediated People

ISBN:

0-19-765066-X

0-19-765064-3

0-19-765065-1