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Book contents
- Constitutionalizing World Politics
- Constitutionalizing World Politics
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- 1 Constitutionalization of World Politics – Seriously?
- Part I Constitutional Foundations
- 2 Constitutional Elements
- 3 National Constitutionalization
- 4 International Constitutionalization
- Part II The Logic of Democratic Power in Treaty Making
- Book part
- Bibliography
- Index
3 - National Constitutionalization
from Part I - Constitutional Foundations
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 July 2020
- Constitutionalizing World Politics
- Constitutionalizing World Politics
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- 1 Constitutionalization of World Politics – Seriously?
- Part I Constitutional Foundations
- 2 Constitutional Elements
- 3 National Constitutionalization
- 4 International Constitutionalization
- Part II The Logic of Democratic Power in Treaty Making
- Book part
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Constitutionalization encompasses a variety of ways in which constitutional rules emerge and change. Chapter 3 addresses the emergence and development of constitutional rules in the national context. It begins with a conceptual discussion of constitutionalization, defined as any process that brings about and changes constitutional rules. Spanning a spectrum between two ideal–type revolutionary and evolutionary pathways, constitutional processes vary with regard to frequency, intensity, output, and means of change, as well as the underlying political intentionality and contestation. The variability of constitutionalization is demonstrated empirically through a systematic analysis of national constitution–making in the United States, Sweden, and Britain in terms of the five constitutional elements identified in Chapter 2, emphasizing their similarities and differences. While this analysis will not be entirely novel to the comparative constitutional law and politics readership, it is an important building block for conceptualizing constitutionalization in the international setting.
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- Constitutionalizing World PoliticsThe Logic of Democratic Power and the Unintended Consequences of International Treaty Making, pp. 78 - 116Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020