Tofigh Maboudi
Biographic Data
| ID | 1104247 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tofigh Maboudi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tofigh |
| FAMILY NAME | Maboudi |
| SIGNATURE | MABOUDI T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Loyola University Chicago |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5056-4259 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 83 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Trust in Government” in Hot Water: Obstacles to Effective Disaster Relief and Climate Adaptation Policy in Guatemala
While climate adaptation has been widely viewed as a local problem, more national government strategies are also needed to achieve more favorable policies. We seek to direct attention to the impacts of national government adaptation policies on attitudes of vulnerable citizens. Specifically, we argue that responses to different forms of climate disaster, such as flooding (as opposed to drought), can more readily reduce citizens’ trust in governme…
Climate Change, Vulnerability, and the Propensity for Climate Migration: Evidence from Guatemala
As extreme weather events, including floods, heat waves, droughts, and wildfires, have increased in frequency and severity, climate migration has also become more commonplace. However, few studies exist proposing climate vulnerability as a principal cause of out-migration. Utilizing an author-directed 2023 national survey in Guatemala, one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable nations suffering from both drought and flood, we provide robust empi…
Life, Liberty, and Litigation: Do Constitutional Rights Impact Climate Litigation Outcome
Climate change litigants have been increasingly deploying existing legal and constitutional structures, and particularly the rights to life and a healthy environment, prompting judiciaries around the world to confront issues of climate change in their interpretation of these constitutional rights. Do these constitutional rights have any positive impact on climate litigation? To what extent do the rights to life and to a healthy environment enhanc…
What makes Guatemalan citizens green
Public Participation, Group Inclusion, and the Durability of National Constitutions
Does the process of writing a constitution have any impact on its durability? Using a cross-national analysis of 209 constitutions adopted since 1974, this study shows that the broader inclusion of different societal and political groups in constitution-making processes, rather than mere public participation, positively correlates with constitutional durability. Following self-enforcement theories, this study argues that to be self-enforcing and …
Render unto Caesar Just a Little Bit Longer: The Relationship between Constitutional Reforms and Executive Survival
Since the third wave of democracy, term limits have become a popular fixture of most constitutions intended to constrain the executive. Yet, recent constitutional reforms around the world show that presidents seeking re-election sometimes overturn the entire constitutional order to extend their power. What is the impact of these constitutional manipulations on the longevity of the executive in office? Using survival analysis of all political lead…
The 'Fall' of the Arab Spring: Democracy's Challenges and Efforts to Reconstitute the Middle East
Constitutional bargains are seen as cornerstones of democratic transitions in much of the world. Yet very few studies have theorized about the link between constitution-making and democratization. Shifting the focus on democratization away from autocratic regime break down, this book considers the importance of inclusive constitution-building for democratization. In this pathbreaking volume, Tofigh Maboudi draws on a decade of research on the Ara…
From Public Participation to Constitutional Legitimacy: Evidence from Tunisia
Does public participation in constitution-making processes enhance constitutional legitimacy? Using an original public opinion survey conducted in Tunisia shortly after the adoption of the 2014 Constitution, this article examines whether public participation in constitution-making activities enhances perceived constitutional legitimacy. The results show that participants are more likely to support the constitution and its institutions than non-pa…
Participation, Inclusion, and the Democratic Content of Constitutions
Reconstituting Tunisia: Participation, Deliberation, and the Content of Constitution
The Tunisian constitutional reform experience in the wake of the Arab Spring—through which citizens were able to meet with their representatives, participate in public deliberation over the constitution, and offer their own proposals for the constitution—offers a unique opportunity to evaluate the debate on the optimal modality of constitutional processes by revisiting both deliberative and representative theories of democracy and their predictio…
Being There Is Half the Battle: Group Inclusion, Constitution-Writing, and Democracy
Using an original data set assessing the effect of the 195 new constitutions worldwide over the past 40 years on levels of democracy, this article argues that when popular participation and group inclusion are both considered, inclusion is what matters. After showing that group inclusion generates more improvements in levels of democracy than mere participation in our data set of implemented constitutions, we address some of the prominent cases o…
Democratisation and the evolution of the foreign policy content of North African constitutions
The unprecedented wave of constitutional reforms in North Africa in the wake of the Arab Spring provides a unique opportunity to study the evolution of the foreign policy content of constitutions in different political contexts. Using a cross-national statistical analysis of 195 national constitutions promulgated from 1974 to 2015, as well as an in-depth analysis of North African constitutional reforms from 2011 to 2016, this study finds that com…
Crowdsourcing the Egyptian Constitution: Social Media, Elites, and the Populace
Drawing on empirical evidence from online citizen feedback on the 2012 Egyptian Constitution, we demonstrate that despite normative skepticism about implications of participatory constitution making, citizen participation matters. Using data of more than 650,000 online votes and comments on the constitution, we find that draft provisions with higher public approval are less likely to change and those with lower approval are more likely to change.…
When Talk Trumps Text: The Democratizing Effects of Deliberation during Constitution-Making, 1974-2011
Under what circumstances do new constitutions promote democracy? Between 1974 and 2011, the level of democracy increased in 62 countries following the adoption of a new constitution, but decreased or stayed the same in 70 others. Using data covering all 138 new constitutions in 118 countries during that period, we explain this divergence through empirical tests showing that overall increased participation during the process of making the constitu…
When Talk Trumps Text: The Democratizing Effects of Deliberation during Constitution-Making, 1974-2011
Under what circumstances do new constitutions promote democracy? Between 1974 and 2011, the level of democracy increased in 62 countries following the adoption of a new constitution, but decreased or stayed the same in 70 others. Using data covering all 138 new constitutions in 118 countries during that period, we explain this divergence through empirical tests showing that overall increased participation during the process of making the constitu…
Being There Is Half the Battle: Group Inclusion, Constitution-Writing, and Democracy
Using an original data set assessing the effect of the 195 new constitutions worldwide over the past 40 years on levels of democracy, this article argues that when popular participation and group inclusion are both considered, inclusion is what matters. After showing that group inclusion generates more improvements in levels of democracy than mere participation in our data set of implemented constitutions, we address some of the prominent cases o…
Crowdsourcing the Egyptian Constitution: Social Media, Elites, and the Populace
Drawing on empirical evidence from online citizen feedback on the 2012 Egyptian Constitution, we demonstrate that despite normative skepticism about implications of participatory constitution making, citizen participation matters. Using data of more than 650,000 online votes and comments on the constitution, we find that draft provisions with higher public approval are less likely to change and those with lower approval are more likely to change.…
Reconstituting Tunisia: Participation, Deliberation, and the Content of Constitution
The Tunisian constitutional reform experience in the wake of the Arab Spring—through which citizens were able to meet with their representatives, participate in public deliberation over the constitution, and offer their own proposals for the constitution—offers a unique opportunity to evaluate the debate on the optimal modality of constitutional processes by revisiting both deliberative and representative theories of democracy and their predictio…
Render unto Caesar Just a Little Bit Longer: The Relationship between Constitutional Reforms and Executive Survival
Since the third wave of democracy, term limits have become a popular fixture of most constitutions intended to constrain the executive. Yet, recent constitutional reforms around the world show that presidents seeking re-election sometimes overturn the entire constitutional order to extend their power. What is the impact of these constitutional manipulations on the longevity of the executive in office? Using survival analysis of all political lead…
Climate Change, Vulnerability, and the Propensity for Climate Migration: Evidence from Guatemala
As extreme weather events, including floods, heat waves, droughts, and wildfires, have increased in frequency and severity, climate migration has also become more commonplace. However, few studies exist proposing climate vulnerability as a principal cause of out-migration. Utilizing an author-directed 2023 national survey in Guatemala, one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable nations suffering from both drought and flood, we provide robust empi…
From Public Participation to Constitutional Legitimacy: Evidence from Tunisia
Does public participation in constitution-making processes enhance constitutional legitimacy? Using an original public opinion survey conducted in Tunisia shortly after the adoption of the 2014 Constitution, this article examines whether public participation in constitution-making activities enhances perceived constitutional legitimacy. The results show that participants are more likely to support the constitution and its institutions than non-pa…
Participation, Inclusion, and the Democratic Content of Constitutions
Democratisation and the evolution of the foreign policy content of North African constitutions
The unprecedented wave of constitutional reforms in North Africa in the wake of the Arab Spring provides a unique opportunity to study the evolution of the foreign policy content of constitutions in different political contexts. Using a cross-national statistical analysis of 195 national constitutions promulgated from 1974 to 2015, as well as an in-depth analysis of North African constitutional reforms from 2011 to 2016, this study finds that com…
When Talk Trumps Text: The Democratizing Effects of Deliberation during Constitution-Making, 1974-2011
Under what circumstances do new constitutions promote democracy? Between 1974 and 2011, the level of democracy increased in 62 countries following the adoption of a new constitution, but decreased or stayed the same in 70 others. Using data covering all 138 new constitutions in 118 countries during that period, we explain this divergence through empirical tests showing that overall increased participation during the process of making the constitu…
Crowdsourcing the Egyptian Constitution: Social Media, Elites, and the Populace
Drawing on empirical evidence from online citizen feedback on the 2012 Egyptian Constitution, we demonstrate that despite normative skepticism about implications of participatory constitution making, citizen participation matters. Using data of more than 650,000 online votes and comments on the constitution, we find that draft provisions with higher public approval are less likely to change and those with lower approval are more likely to change.…
Being There Is Half the Battle: Group Inclusion, Constitution-Writing, and Democracy
Using an original data set assessing the effect of the 195 new constitutions worldwide over the past 40 years on levels of democracy, this article argues that when popular participation and group inclusion are both considered, inclusion is what matters. After showing that group inclusion generates more improvements in levels of democracy than mere participation in our data set of implemented constitutions, we address some of the prominent cases o…
Democratisation and the evolution of the foreign policy content of North African constitutions
The unprecedented wave of constitutional reforms in North Africa in the wake of the Arab Spring provides a unique opportunity to study the evolution of the foreign policy content of constitutions in different political contexts. Using a cross-national statistical analysis of 195 national constitutions promulgated from 1974 to 2015, as well as an in-depth analysis of North African constitutional reforms from 2011 to 2016, this study finds that com…
Participation, Inclusion, and the Democratic Content of Constitutions
Reconstituting Tunisia: Participation, Deliberation, and the Content of Constitution
The Tunisian constitutional reform experience in the wake of the Arab Spring—through which citizens were able to meet with their representatives, participate in public deliberation over the constitution, and offer their own proposals for the constitution—offers a unique opportunity to evaluate the debate on the optimal modality of constitutional processes by revisiting both deliberative and representative theories of democracy and their predictio…
From Public Participation to Constitutional Legitimacy: Evidence from Tunisia
Does public participation in constitution-making processes enhance constitutional legitimacy? Using an original public opinion survey conducted in Tunisia shortly after the adoption of the 2014 Constitution, this article examines whether public participation in constitution-making activities enhances perceived constitutional legitimacy. The results show that participants are more likely to support the constitution and its institutions than non-pa…
The 'Fall' of the Arab Spring: Democracy's Challenges and Efforts to Reconstitute the Middle East
Constitutional bargains are seen as cornerstones of democratic transitions in much of the world. Yet very few studies have theorized about the link between constitution-making and democratization. Shifting the focus on democratization away from autocratic regime break down, this book considers the importance of inclusive constitution-building for democratization. In this pathbreaking volume, Tofigh Maboudi draws on a decade of research on the Ara…
Render unto Caesar Just a Little Bit Longer: The Relationship between Constitutional Reforms and Executive Survival
Since the third wave of democracy, term limits have become a popular fixture of most constitutions intended to constrain the executive. Yet, recent constitutional reforms around the world show that presidents seeking re-election sometimes overturn the entire constitutional order to extend their power. What is the impact of these constitutional manipulations on the longevity of the executive in office? Using survival analysis of all political lead…
Climate Change, Vulnerability, and the Propensity for Climate Migration: Evidence from Guatemala
As extreme weather events, including floods, heat waves, droughts, and wildfires, have increased in frequency and severity, climate migration has also become more commonplace. However, few studies exist proposing climate vulnerability as a principal cause of out-migration. Utilizing an author-directed 2023 national survey in Guatemala, one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable nations suffering from both drought and flood, we provide robust empi…
Life, Liberty, and Litigation: Do Constitutional Rights Impact Climate Litigation Outcome
Climate change litigants have been increasingly deploying existing legal and constitutional structures, and particularly the rights to life and a healthy environment, prompting judiciaries around the world to confront issues of climate change in their interpretation of these constitutional rights. Do these constitutional rights have any positive impact on climate litigation? To what extent do the rights to life and to a healthy environment enhanc…
What makes Guatemalan citizens green
Public Participation, Group Inclusion, and the Durability of National Constitutions
Does the process of writing a constitution have any impact on its durability? Using a cross-national analysis of 209 constitutions adopted since 1974, this study shows that the broader inclusion of different societal and political groups in constitution-making processes, rather than mere public participation, positively correlates with constitutional durability. Following self-enforcement theories, this study argues that to be self-enforcing and …
Trust in Government” in Hot Water: Obstacles to Effective Disaster Relief and Climate Adaptation Policy in Guatemala
While climate adaptation has been widely viewed as a local problem, more national government strategies are also needed to achieve more favorable policies. We seek to direct attention to the impacts of national government adaptation policies on attitudes of vulnerable citizens. Specifically, we argue that responses to different forms of climate disaster, such as flooding (as opposed to drought), can more readily reduce citizens’ trust in governme…
Politics (9 works) · Judicial and Constitutional Studies (8 works) · Law (8 works) · Political science (8 works) · Constitution (7 works) · Democracy (7 works) · Electoral Systems and Political Participation (7 works) · Law (7 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Citizen journalism (4 works)