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020 _a9781108878685 (ebook)
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050 0 0 _aK3165
_b.H783 2021
082 0 0 _a342.02
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100 1 _aHudson, Alexander,
_eauthor.
245 1 4 _aThe veil of participation :
_bcitizens and political parties in constitution-making processes /
_cAlexander Hudson.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2021.
300 _a1 online resource (xv, 223 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aComparative constitutional law and policy
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 22 Feb 2021).
505 0 _aIntroduction -- Theoretical foundations -- South Africa -- Brazil -- Iceland -- Cross-national analysis -- Participation reconsidered.
520 _aPublic participation is a vital part of constitution-making processes around the world, but we know very little about the extent to which participation affects constitutional texts. In this book, Alexander Hudson offers a systematic measurement of the impact of public participation in three much-cited cases - Brazil, South Africa, and Iceland - and introduces a theory of party-mediated public participation. He argues that public participation has limited potential to affect the constitutional text but that the effectiveness of participation varies with the political context. Party strength is the key factor, as strong political parties are unlikely to incorporate public input, while weaker parties are comparatively more responsive to public input. This party-mediation thesis fundamentally challenges the contemporary consensus on the design of constitution-making processes and places new emphasis on the role of political parties.
650 0 _aConstitutions.
650 0 _aLegislation
_xCitizen participation.
650 0 _aPolitical parties
_xLaw and legislation.
650 0 _aPolitical participation.
650 0 _aConstitutional law
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9781108840071
830 0 _aComparative constitutional law and policy.
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/9781108878685
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