Eisenstadt, Todd A., LeVan, A. Carl and Maboudi, Tofigh (2015) Can constitutions improve democracy? Sometimes, but not always. USApp - American Politics and Policy Blog (03 Sep 2015). Website.
|
PDF
Download (233kB) | Preview |
Abstract
Does adopting a constitution lead to better democracy? Not necessarily, write Todd A. Eisenstadt, A Carl LeVan, and Tofigh Maboudi, who studied 138 constitutions from a 37 year-period. They find that in many countries, the constitution-making processes did not incorporate broad public consultation, meaning that the drafters were often able to grab power by codifying benefits for themselves and for their supporters.
| Item Type: | Online resource (Website) |
|---|---|
| Official URL: | http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2015 The Author(s) CC BY-NC 3.0 |
| Divisions: | LSE |
| Subjects: | J Political Science > JC Political theory J Political Science > JF Political institutions (General) J Political Science > JK Political institutions (United States) |
| Date Deposited: | 08 May 2017 08:55 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Sep 2023 20:03 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/75816 |
Actions (login required)
 |
View Item |
Download Statistics
Download Statistics