Description |
1 online resource (xv, 184 pages) : illustrations |
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 |
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 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
English |
Subject |
Constitutional law -- Political aspects
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Constitutional law -- Social aspects
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Constitutional law -- Citizen participation
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Conflict management -- Political aspects
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Democratization.
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Political participation -- Social aspects
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LAW -- Constitutional.
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LAW -- Public.
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Conflict management -- Political aspects
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Constitutional law -- Citizen participation
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Constitutional law -- Political aspects
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Constitutional law -- Social aspects
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Democratization
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Political participation -- Social aspects
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Verfassungsrecht
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Rechtsetzung
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Wheatley, Jonathan, 1964-
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Mendez, Fernando, 1972-
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LC no. |
2013000258 |
ISBN |
9781409460893 |
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1409460894 |
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1317083059 |
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9781317083054 |
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1317083040 |
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9781317083047 |
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