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The Political Economy of Global Constitutionalism

, 2017
This Handbook introduces scholars and students to the history, philosophy and evidence of global constitutionalism. Contributors provide their insights from law, politics, international relations, philosophy and history, drawing on diverse frameworks and
Schwöbel, Christine, Schwobel-Patel, C
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Vetoes, deadlock and deliberative umpiring: Toward a proportionality doctrine for power-sharing constitutions

Global Constitutionalism
This article addresses power-sharing constitutions that include powers of veto wielded by discrete ethnonational groups. Such constitutional arrangements – seen, for example, in Northern Ireland and Bosnia – have often prompted severe deadlock, a problem
Ron Levy, Ian O’Flynn
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Calibrated Autonomy: China's 2026 Business Mediation Ordinance and the Reconfiguration of Dispute Resolution

Conflict Resolution Quarterly, Volume 44, Issue 1, Page 129-138, Fall 2026.
ABSTRACT This article argues that China's 2026 Business Mediation Ordinance represents neither progress toward rule of law nor retreat from it. I propose instead that we are witnessing something I call “calibrated autonomy”—the strategic construction of spaces for private ordering that remain tethered to Party‐State oversight through multiple ...
M. Francis Cao
wiley   +1 more source

Constitutionalism in the Viewpoint of Akhond Khorasani,Leader of the Iranian Constitutional Revolution [PDF]

, 2011
Despite the constitutional revolution of Iran being one of the most important social movements in Iranian history and it was then that modern concepts entered the Iranian political social literature there has been few efforts made to understand and ...
Dr. Alireza Soroush
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Taking democracy seriously: A theory and global typology of democratic forms of government

Global Constitutionalism
Although the distinction between presidential, parliamentary and hybrid forms of government is fundamental to the study of democratic constitutions, it lacks a foundation in democratic theory. Empirical researchers do not define these forms in democratic
Steffen Ganghof
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Digital Futures Between Participatory Digital Democracy and Participatory Digital Fascism

Policy &Internet, Volume 18, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper explores one of the defining political questions of the twenty‐first century: will digital technologies strengthen democracy or accelerate new forms of authoritarianism and fascism? Against the backdrop of platform capitalism, AI‐driven communication, surveillance infrastructures, disinformation and democratic crisis, the study asks
Christian Fuchs, Kevin Friesch, Joel Museba   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Epistemic theories of democracy, constitutionalism and the procedural legitimacy of fundamental rights [PDF]

, 2013
The overall aim of this thesis is to assess the legitimacy of constitutional laws and bills of rights within the framework of procedural epistemic democracy. The thesis is divided into three sections.
Allard-Tremblay, Yann
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Societal Constitutionalism (Theory of)

, 2021
The entry provides a comprehensive outline and systematization of societal constitutionalism (SC), one of the main frameworks in contemporary legal theory to analyze the emergence of constitutional phenomena, especially beyond state legal orders.
Angelo Jr Golia, Gunther Teubner, Teubner G, Teubner, G., Golia A, Golia, A.   +5 more
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Equality and its discontents: On the diversity of equality doctrines in comparative perspective

Global Constitutionalism
The meaning of equality is highly contested. As a result, courts across different jurisdictions have developed distinct doctrinal approaches to operationalize the concept.
Niels Petersen
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Memory, Presidential Meaning‐Making, and the Role of the US Bicentennial in Gerald Ford's 1976 Presidential Campaign

Presidential Studies Quarterly, Volume 56, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT This article provides the first extensive investigation of President Gerald Ford's commemoration of the 1976 United States Bicentennial. Drawing on internal correspondence and Ford's public addresses, it highlights how his administration leveraged Bicentennial commemorations to situate Ford's Presidency as a reconciling and stabilizing force ...
Thomas Cryer
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