Participatory Constitutional Change
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Author |
: Xenophon Contiades |
Publisher |
: Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages |
: 225 |
Release |
: 2016-10-04 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781317083894 |
ISBN-13 |
: 131708389X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (94 Downloads) |
Synopsis Participatory Constitutional Change by : Xenophon Contiades
This book explores the recent trend of enhancing the role of the people in constitutional change. It traces the reasons underlying this tendency, the new ways in which it takes form, the possibilities of success and failure of such ventures as well as the risks and benefits it carries. To do so, it examines the theoretical aspects of public participation in constitutional decision-making, offers an analysis of the benefits gained and the problems encountered in countries with long-standing experience in the practice of constitutional referendums, discusses the recent innovative constitution-making processes employed in Iceland and Ireland in the post financial crisis context and probes the use of public participation in the EU context. New modes of deliberation are juxtaposed to traditional direct-democratic processes, while the reasons behind this re-emergence of public involvement narratives are discussed from the aspect of comparative constitutional design. The synthetic chapter offers an overview of the emerging normative and comparative issues and provides a holistic approach of the role of the people in constitutional change in an attempt to answer when, where and how this role may be successfully enhanced. The work consists of material specifically written for this volume, and authored by prominent constitutional scholars and experts in public participation and deliberative processes.
Author |
: Min Reuchamps |
Publisher |
: Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages |
: 239 |
Release |
: 2023-08-31 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781000955248 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1000955249 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (48 Downloads) |
Synopsis Deliberative Constitution-making by : Min Reuchamps
This book explains deliberative constitution-making with a special focus on the connections between participation, representation and legitimacy and provides a general overview of what the challenges and prospects of deliberative constitution-making are today. It seeks to provide a more complete picture of what is at stake as a political trend in various places in the world, both theoretically and empirically grounded. Distinctively, the book studies not only established democracies and well-known cases of deliberative constitution-making but also such practices in authoritarian and less consolidated democratic settings and departs from a traditional institutional perspective to have a special focus on actors, and in particular underrepresented groups. This book is of key interest to scholars and students of deliberative democracy, constitutional politics, democratization and autocratization studies, citizen participation and more broadly to comparative politics, public administration, social policy and law.
Author |
: Alexander Hudson |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 241 |
Release |
: 2021-05-06 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781108840071 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1108840078 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (71 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Veil of Participation by : Alexander Hudson
Hudson provides new evidence about the roles of political parties, leaders, and citizen-participants in constitution-making processes.
Author |
: Vivien Hart |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 12 |
Release |
: 2003 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015064118659 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (59 Downloads) |
Synopsis Democratic Constitution Making by : Vivien Hart
Author |
: Erin C. Houlihan and Sumit Bisarya |
Publisher |
: International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) |
Total Pages |
: 66 |
Release |
: 2021-07-26 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789176714393 |
ISBN-13 |
: 917671439X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (93 Downloads) |
Synopsis Practical Considerations for Public Participation in Constitution-Building What, When, How and Why? by : Erin C. Houlihan and Sumit Bisarya
Public participation has become a core element of modern constitution-building. Robust participation is credited with a range of benefits—from improving individual behaviours and attitudes to democracy to shaping elite bargaining dynamics, improving constitutional content, and strengthening outcomes for democracy and peace. Yet it is not well understood whether and how public participation can achieve these ends. Much of what we think we know about participatory constitution-building remains theoretical. No two processes are alike, and there is no agreed definition of what constitutes a ‘participatory process’. Yet national decision-makers must contend with the key question: What does a robust participation process look like for a particular country, at a particular time, in a particular context? What considerations and principles can be derived from comparative experience to guide decisions? This Policy Paper unpacks the forms and functions of public participation across different stages of the constitution-building process and considers the ways in which public engagement can influence the dynamics of the process, including political negotiations.
Author |
: Xenophon Contiades |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 469 |
Release |
: 2020-06-11 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781351020978 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1351020978 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (78 Downloads) |
Synopsis Routledge Handbook of Comparative Constitutional Change by : Xenophon Contiades
Comparative constitutional change has recently emerged as a distinct field in the study of constitutional law. It is the study of the way constitutions change through formal and informal mechanisms, including amendment, replacement, total and partial revision, adaptation, interpretation, disuse and revolution. The shift of focus from constitution-making to constitutional change makes sense, since amendment power is the means used to refurbish constitutions in established democracies, enhance their adaptation capacity and boost their efficacy. Adversely, constitutional change is also the basic apparatus used to orchestrate constitutional backslide as the erosion of liberal democracies and democratic regression is increasingly affected through legal channels of constitutional change. Routledge Handbook of Comparative Constitutional Change provides a comprehensive reference tool for all those working in the field and a thorough landscape of all theoretical and practical aspects of the topic. Coherence from this aspect does not suggest a common view, as the chapters address different topics, but reinforces the establishment of comparative constitutional change as a distinct field. The book brings together the most respected scholars working in the field, and presents a genuine contribution to comparative constitutional studies, comparative public law, political science and constitutional history.
Author |
: Devra C. Moehler |
Publisher |
: University of Michigan Press |
Total Pages |
: 266 |
Release |
: 2008 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0472069934 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780472069934 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (34 Downloads) |
Synopsis Distrusting Democrats by : Devra C. Moehler
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Author |
: Tania Abbiate |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 478 |
Release |
: 2017-11-22 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781351719643 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1351719645 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (43 Downloads) |
Synopsis Public Participation in African Constitutionalism by : Tania Abbiate
During the last decade of the 20th century, Africa has been marked by a "constitutional wind" which has blown across the continent giving impetus to constitutional reforms designed to introduce constitutionalism and good governance. One of the main features of these processes has been the promotion of public participation, encouraged by both civil society and the international community. This book aims to provide a systematic overview of participation forms and mechanisms across Africa, and a critical understanding of the impact of public participation in constitution-making processes, digging beneath the rhetoric of public participation as being at the heart of any successful transition towards democracy and constitutionalism. Using case studies from Central African Republic, Egypt, Kenya, Libya, Malawi, Morocco, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Zambia and Zimbabwe, the book investigates various aspects of participatory constitution making: from conception, to processes, and specific contents that trigger ambivalent dynamics in such processes. The abstract glorification of public participation is questioned as theoretical and empirical perspectives are used to explain what public participation does in concrete terms and to identify what lessons might be drawn from those experiences. This is a valuable resource for academics, researchers and students with an interest in politics and constitution building in Africa, as well as experts working in national offices, international organizations or in national and international NGOs.
Author |
: Todd A. Eisenstadt |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 223 |
Release |
: 2017-07-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781316739372 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1316739376 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (72 Downloads) |
Synopsis Constituents Before Assembly by : Todd A. Eisenstadt
Under what circumstances do new constitutions improve a nation's level of democracy? Between 1974 and 2014, democracy increased in seventy-seven countries following the adoption of a new constitution, but it decreased or stayed the same in forty-seven others. This book demonstrates that increased participation in the forming of constitutions positively impacts levels of democracy. It is discovered that the degree of citizen participation at the 'convening stage' of constitution-making has a strong effect on levels of democracy. This finding defies the common theory that levels of democracy result from the content of constitutions, and instead lends support to 'deliberative' theories of democracy. Patterns of constitutions are then compared, differentiating imposed and popular constitution-making processes, using case studies from Chile, Nigeria, Gambia, and Venezuela to illustrate the dynamics specific to imposed constitution-making, and case studies from Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, and Tunisia to illustrate the specific dynamics of popular constitution-making.
Author |
: Richard Simeond |
Publisher |
: Springer |
Total Pages |
: 269 |
Release |
: 1985-06-24 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781349069910 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1349069914 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (10 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Politics of Constitutional Change in Industrial Nations by : Richard Simeond
During the last two decades serious attempts to alter basic constitutional structures have taken place in many industrial nations, even in those often thought to have highly stable political institutions. In some cases, such as Belgium and Spain, far-reaching constitutional changes have been put in place; in others advocates of reform have achieved only partial victories or have been entirely frustrated. In all cases, controversy over the constitution has been intense, involving basic conceptions of legitimacy, representation, sovereignty and the purposes of the state. Constitutional politics often reveals much about political life of modern societies that is obscured in day-to-day events. The results of constitutional changes can significantly affect the distribution of power, the ability to manage conflict and the outcomes of policy debates. This book explores the dynamics of constitutional politics through case studies of Spain, Belgium, Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, West Germany and Eastern Europe, including Poland, prepared by leading students of these countries. Other chapters draw out the more general patterns of constitutional politics, highlighting the pressures which lead to change, and the formidable obstacles confronting them.