Constitutional democracy is more fragile and less' natural'than autocracy. While this may
sound surprising to complacent democrats, more and more people find autocracy attractive …

This book examines 111 types of state religion policy in 177 countries between 1990 and
2008. Jonathan Fox argues that policy is largely a result of the competition between political …

Twenty-five years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the democratic ascendency of the post-
Soviet era is under severe challenge. While fragile democracies in Eastern Europe, Africa …

The advent of the written constitution has given rise to an enduring tension in constitutional
statecraft pitting constitutionalism against democracy.'Constitutionalism strikes a decidedly …

Does constitutionalizing rights improve respect for those rights in practice? Drawing on
statistical analyses, survey experiments, and case studies from around the world, this book …

The American discussion of legal oversight over the democratic process approaches the
role of courts gingerly. Every constitutional decision addressing the structure of democracy …

From antiquity down to the modern era, philosophers, political scientists, and jurists have
always recognized the imperatives of constitutionalism1 and the difficulties of attaining it. For …

This study examines whether 169 states follow three types of religion clauses in their
constitutions. The presence of these clauses (based on an independent data collection) is …

The rationale for devolution in Zimbabwe in particular and Africa in general is to develop the
administrative, political, and fiscal capacity of local governments to ensure responsiveness …

This revisionary perspective on South Africa's celebrated Constitutional Court draws on
historical and empirical sources alongside conventional legal analysis to show how support …