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Constitutional Processes and Democratic Commitment / Donald L. Horowitz.
Series: Castle lectures in ethics, politics, and economicsPublisher: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2021]Copyright date: ©2021Description: xiv, 269 pages : 22 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0300254369
- 9780300254365
- 342.02 HOR
- K3165 .H67 2021
Contents:
Summary: Enhancing prospects for democracy is an important objective in the process of creating a new constitution. Donald L. Horowitz argues that constitutional processes ought to be geared to securing commitment to democracy by those who participate in constitutional processes. Using evidence from numerous constitutional processes, he makes a strong case for a process intended to increase the likelihood of a democratic outcome. He also assesses tradeoffs among various process attributes and identifies some that might impede democratic outcomes.
Contents
The goals of constitutional processes;
Knowledge, history, and visibility;
Starting conditions;
The forum and the method;
Inclusion and consensus;
Consensus, compromise, clarity, and coherence;
External advice and the participation imperative;
Consensus and defection : the case of Sri Lanka;
Shaping a process;
Processes, good and not so good
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Contents
The goals of constitutional processes;
Knowledge, history, and visibility;
Starting conditions;
The forum and the method;
Inclusion and consensus;
Consensus, compromise, clarity, and coherence;
External advice and the participation imperative;
Consensus and defection : the case of Sri Lanka;
Shaping a process;
Processes, good and not so good
Enhancing prospects for democracy is an important objective in the process of creating a new constitution. Donald L. Horowitz argues that constitutional processes ought to be geared to securing commitment to democracy by those who participate in constitutional processes. Using evidence from numerous constitutional processes, he makes a strong case for a process intended to increase the likelihood of a democratic outcome. He also assesses tradeoffs among various process attributes and identifies some that might impede democratic outcomes.
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