edited by Jon Elster, Roberto Gargarella, Vatsal Naresh, Bjorn Erik Rasch.
New York, NY :
Cambridge University Press,
2018.
1 online resource
Comparative Constitutional Law and Policy
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Constitution-making in the context of plural societies : the "accumulation strategy" / Roberto Gargarella -- Constituent assemblies in democratic constitution orders : the problem of a legally limited convention / Gabriel L. Negretto -- Constituent assemblies and political continuity in divided societies / Hanna Lerner -- Constituent assembly failure in Pakistan and Nepal / Mara Malagodi -- Precautions in a democratic experiment : the nexus between political power and competence / Udit Bhatia -- A race against time : the making of the Norwegian constitution of 1814 / Jon Elster -- Chain of legitimacy : constitution-making in Iceland / Thorvaldur Gylfason -- Constitution-making and legislative involvement in government formation / Cristina Bucur, José Antonio Cheibub, Shane Martin and Bjørn Erik Rasch -- The political psychology of constitution-making / Jon Elster.
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Since 1787, constituent assemblies have shaped politics. This book provides a comparative, theoretical framework for understanding them.