The Veil of Participation
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The Veil of Participation

Citizens and Political Parties in Constitution-Making Processes

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Veil of Participation

Citizens and Political Parties in Constitution-Making Processes

About this book

Public 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.

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Information

Topic
Law
Subtopic
Public Law
Index
Law

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title Page
  3. Series page
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Dedication
  7. Contents
  8. List of Figures
  9. List of Tables
  10. Acknowledgments
  11. 1 Introduction
  12. 2 Theoretical Foundations of Participatory Drafting
  13. 3 South Africa: Party Domination
  14. 4 Brazil: Citizen Entrepreneurs
  15. 5 Iceland: Citizen Drafters
  16. 6 Cross-National Analysis
  17. 7 Public Participation in Constitution-Making Reconsidered
  18. Appendices
  19. Bibliography
  20. Index