Constituent Assemblies

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AuthorJon Elster
PublisherCambridge University Press
PublishedJul 31 2019
Book FormatPaperback
ISBN-139781108446273
Dimensions9 X 6 X 0.6 inches
Weight 0.87 pounds
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CategoriesLaw > Constitutional
LanguageEnglish

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Comparative constitutional law has a long pedigree, but the comparative study of constitution-making has emerged and taken form only in the last quarter-century. While much of the initial impetus came from the study of the American and French constituent assemblies in the late eighteenth century, this volume exemplifies the large comparative scope of current research. The contributors discuss constituent assemblies in South East Asia, North Africa and the Middle East, Latin America, and in Nordic countries. Among the new insights they provide is a better understanding of how constituent assemblies may fail, either by not producing a document at all or by adopting a constitution that fails to serve as a neutral framework for ordinary politics. In a theoretical afterword, Jon Elster, an inspirational thinker on the current topic, offers an analysis of the micro-foundations of constitution-making, with special emphasis on the role of crises-generated passions.

Author Bio

Before coming to Columbia University, he taught in Paris, Oslo and Chicago.

His publications include Ulysses and the Sirens (1979), Sour Grapes (1983), Making Sense of Marx (1985), The Cement of Society (1989), Solomonic Judgements (1989), Nuts and Bolts for the Social Sciences (1989), Local Justice (1992) and Political Psychology (1993).

His research interests include the theory of rational choice, the theory of distributive justice and the history of social thought (Marx and Tocqueville). He is currently working on a comparative study of constitution-making processes from the Federal Convention to the present and on a study of retroactive justice in countries that have recently emerged from authoritarian or totalitarian rule. Research interests include Theory of Rational Choice and the Theory of Distributive Justice.

Research Interest

Theory of Rational Choice

Theory of Distributive Justice

Robert K. Merton Professor of the Social Sciences

Political Science

Ph.D., University of Paris (1972)

Source: Columbia University