Veil of Participation - Citizens and Political Parties in Constitution-Making Processes

Hudson provides new evidence about the roles of political parties, leaders, and citizen-participants in constitution-making processes.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Theoretical Foundations; 3. South Africa; 4. Brazil; 5. Iceland; 6. Cross-National Analysis; 7. Participation Reconsidered.

About the author

Dr. Alexander Hudson is a Research Fellow in the Comparative Constitutionalism Fellow Group at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity. His research focuses on the role of citizens in processes of constitutional change, including participatory drafting processes, referendums, and crowdsourcing.

Summary

Addressing fundamental debates in constitutional law, political theory, and comparative politics, Hudson provides new evidence about the roles of political parties, leaders, and citizen-participants in constitution-making processes. The book is for anyone studying political institutions, political participation, and processes of legal change.

Product details

• Authors: Alexander Hudson
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2024
• EAN: 9781108793513
• ISBN: 978-1-108-79351-3
• No. of pages: 239
• Series: Comparative Constitutional Law and Policy
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Public law, administrative procedural law, constitutional procedural law; LAW / Constitutional, Systems of law, Constitutional & administrative law, Constitutional and administrative law: general