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Patterns of constitutional design : the role of citizens and elites in constitution-making / edited by Jonathan Wheatley, Fernando Mendez.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Constitutional law--Political aspects.
- Constitutional law.
- Constitutional law--Social aspects.
- Constitutional law--Citizen participation.
- Conflict management--Political aspects.
- Conflict management.
- Democratization.
- Political participation--Social aspects.
- Political participation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (203 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, c2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Bridging the gap between law and political science this book draws together divergent research on the role of constitution making in conflict resolution, constitutional law and democratization and employs a wide variety of qualitative and quantitative methods to unfold and explore the political frameworks of the states affected. Comparative analysis is used to investigate potential causal chains between constitution-making processes and their outcomes in terms of stability, conflict resolution and democracy. By focusing on both procedure and context, the book explores the impact of constitutio
- Contents:
- The constitution-making process: an analytical framework / Fernando Mendez and Jonathan Wheatley
- Patterns of constitution-making over time and space / Fernando Mendez and Jonathan Wheatley
- Outcomes of constitution-making. Democratization and conflict resolution / Jonathan Wheatley and Micha Germann
- Constitution-making in West Africa: keeping the president in check / Jonathan Wheatley
- Transitions from above: the constitution-making process and the consolidation of democracy: the cases of of Spain, Brazil and Poland / Yanina Welp
- Legality and legitimacy. Constituent power in Venezuela, Bolivia and Ecuador / Nina Massuger, Sanchez Sandoval, and Yanina Welp
- Constituent assemblies in Swiss cantons / Ana Tornic, Nina Massuger, Sanchez Sandoval
- Popular input, territoriality, and the constitution-making process: comparative reflections on the European Union's supranational experience / Fernando Mendez
- Conclusion / Jonathan Wheatley.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-315-59976-7
- 1-317-08305-9
- 1-317-08304-0
- 1-4094-6089-4
- 9781315599762
- OCLC:
- 1027134505
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