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Patterns of constitutional design : the role of citizens and elites in constitution-making / edited by Jonathan Wheatley, Fernando Mendez.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Wheatley, Jonathan, 1964-
Mendez, Fernando, 1972-
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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