Administrative / Constitutional Law

The Veil of Participation: Citizens and Political Parties in Constitution-Making Processes

By Alexander Hudson
Cambridge University Press May 2021

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ISBN-13
9781108840071
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication
May 2021
Format
Hardback
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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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.

  • Establishes new connections between fields of research on political parties, participatory democracy, and constitutional law
  • Suggests new pathways of research and changes in the way that constitution-making processes are structured
  • Revises our understanding of the interaction between elites and citizens in constitution-making processes

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Theoretical Foundations
3. South Africa
4. Brazil
5. Iceland
6. Cross-National Analysis
7. Participation Reconsidered
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