Redrafting Constitutions in Democratic Regimes

Many contemporary democracies face popular pressure to profoundly transform or replace their constitutions. This book shows how redrafting constitutions in democratic regimes may contribute to the improvement or erosion of democracy. Its interdisciplinary and comparative perspective makes it a valuable resource to scholars of law and politics.

1. Introduction: new constitutions in democratic regimes Gabriel L. Negretto; Part I. Conceptual, Normative, and Empirical Issues: 2. Constitution making through law Joel Colón-Ríos; 3. Expanding revision clauses in democratic constitutions William Partlett; 4. Courts and constitution making in democratic regimes: a contextual approach David Landau; 5. Replacing constitutions in democratic regimes: elite cooperation and citizen participation Gabriel L. Negretto; Part II. Case Studies: 6. The difference power diffusion makes: explaining divergent outcomes in Colombia (1990¿1991) and Venezuela (1998¿1999) Ana María Bejarano and Renata Segura; 7. Procedural rules and majoritarian politics in Poland (1993¿1997) and Hungary (2010¿2011) Gabriel L. Negretto and Solongo Wandan; 8. Thailand's democratic moment: the 1997 constitution Tom Ginsburg; 9. Political elites and the people: Kenya's decade-long constitution-making process Christina Murray; 10. The anatomy of constitution making: from Denmark in 1849 to Iceland in 2017 Thorvaldur Gylfason.