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Making constitutions in deeply divided societies /
"How can societies still grappling over the common values and shared vision of their state draft a democratic constitution? This is the central puzzle of Making Constitutions in Deeply Divided Societies. While most theories discuss constitution-making in the context of a moment of revolutionary...
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| Format: | Printed Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2011.
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| Online Access: | http://assets.cambridge.org/97811070/05150/cover/9781107005150.jpg |
Table of Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: Part I. Constitutions, Democracy, Identity: 1. Introduction; 2. Three paradigms of democratic constitutions; 3. The incrementalist approach to constitution-making; Part II. Varieties of Constitutional Incrementalism: 4. Informal consociationalism in Israel; 5. Constructive ambiguity in India; 6. Symbolic ambivalence in Ireland; Part III. For and Against Constitutional Incrementalism: 7. Normative arguments for constitutional incrementalism; 8. Potential dangers; 9. Conclusion.