Constitutions in authoritarian regimes / edited by Tom Ginsburg, University of Chicago, Alberto Simpser, University of Chicago.
2014
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Constitutions in authoritarian regimes / edited by Tom Ginsburg, University of Chicago, Alberto Simpser, University of Chicago.
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
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1 online resource (ix, 271 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
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Comparative constitutional law and policy.
Formatted Contents Note
Introduction : constitutions in authoritarian regimes / Tom Ginsburg and Alberto Simpser
Part I. The Category
Ruling against rules / Adam Przeworski
Authoritarian constitutionalism : some conceptual considerations / Mark Tushnet
Part II. Constitutional Design in Authoritarian Regimes
The political economy of autocratic constitutions / Michael Albertus and Victor Menaldo
Authoritarian constitution making : the role of the military in Latin America / Gabriel Negretto
Constitutions in authoritarian regimes : the Egyptian constitution of 1971 / Kristen Stilt
Part III. Contents of Authoritarian Constitutions
The content of authoritarian constitutions / Tom Ginsburg, Zachary Elkins and James Melton
Constitutional variation among strains of authoritarianism / David S. Law and Mila Versteeg
Part IV. Consequences of Authoritarian Constitutions
The role of presidential power in authoritarian elections / Jennifer Gandhi
The informal politics of formal constitutions : rethinking the effects of 'presidentialism' and 'parliamentarism' in the cases of Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, and Ukraine / Henry E. Hale
The Party's leadership as a living constitution in China / He Xin.
Part I. The Category
Ruling against rules / Adam Przeworski
Authoritarian constitutionalism : some conceptual considerations / Mark Tushnet
Part II. Constitutional Design in Authoritarian Regimes
The political economy of autocratic constitutions / Michael Albertus and Victor Menaldo
Authoritarian constitution making : the role of the military in Latin America / Gabriel Negretto
Constitutions in authoritarian regimes : the Egyptian constitution of 1971 / Kristen Stilt
Part III. Contents of Authoritarian Constitutions
The content of authoritarian constitutions / Tom Ginsburg, Zachary Elkins and James Melton
Constitutional variation among strains of authoritarianism / David S. Law and Mila Versteeg
Part IV. Consequences of Authoritarian Constitutions
The role of presidential power in authoritarian elections / Jennifer Gandhi
The informal politics of formal constitutions : rethinking the effects of 'presidentialism' and 'parliamentarism' in the cases of Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, and Ukraine / Henry E. Hale
The Party's leadership as a living constitution in China / He Xin.
Summary
Constitutions in authoritarian regimes are often denigrated as meaningless exercises in political theater. Yet the burgeoning literature on authoritarian regimes more broadly has produced a wealth of insights into particular institutions such as legislatures, courts and elections; into regime practices such as co-optation and repression; and into non-democratic sources of accountability. In this vein, this volume explores the form and function of constitutions in countries without the fully articulated institutions of limited government. The chapters utilize a wide range of methods and focus on a broad set of cases, representing many different types of authoritarian regimes. The book offers an exploration into the constitutions of authoritarian regimes, generating broader insights into the study of constitutions and their functions more generally.
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English
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9781107252523 (ebook)
9781107047662 (hardback)
9781107663947 (paperback)
9781107047662 (hardback)
9781107663947 (paperback)
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