Patterns of constitutional design : the role of citizens and elites in constitution-making /

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 fram...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Wheatley, Jonathan, 1964-, Mendez, Fernando, 1972-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, ©2013.
Subjects:
Constitutional law > Political aspects.
Constitutional law > Social aspects.
Constitutional law > Citizen participation.
Conflict management > Political aspects.
Democratization.
Political participation > Social aspects.
Droit constitutionnel > Aspect politique.
Droit constitutionnel > Aspect social.
Droit constitutionnel > Participation des citoyens.
Gestion des conflits > Aspect politique.
Démocratisation.
Participation politique > Aspect social.
LAW > Constitutional.
LAW > Public.
Conflict management > Political aspects
Constitutional law > Citizen participation
Constitutional law > Political aspects
Constitutional law > Social aspects
Democratization
Political participation > Social aspects
Verfassungsrecht
Rechtsetzung
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of 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 Massüger, Sánchez Sandoval, and Yanina Welp
  • Constituent assemblies in Swiss cantons / Ana Tornic, Nina Massüger, Sánchez Sandoval
  • Popular input, territoriality, and the constitution-making process: comparative reflections on the European Union's supranational experience / Fernando Mendez
  • Conclusion / Jonathan Wheatley.

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