Public Participation in African Constitutionalism

Datos Bibliográficos

ID19919552
AutoresTania Abbiate, Markus Boeckenfoerde, Markus Böckenförde, Veronica Federico (0000-0002-4348-1153)
Año2017
Fecha de publicación2017-11-22
Open AccessSí
TipoBOOK
RevistaPublic Participation in African Constitutionalism (SOURCE_BOOK)
EditorialRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.4324/9781315180540
OpenAlexW2791263735
Open LibraryOL51781887M
ISBN9781315180540
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas8

During the last decade of the 20th century, Africa has been marked by a "constitutional wind" which has blown across the continent giving impetus to constitutional reforms designed to introduce constitutionalism and good governance. One of the main features of these processes has been the promotion of public participation, encouraged by both civil society and the international community. This book aims to provide a systematic overview of participation forms and mechanisms across Africa, and a critical understanding of the impact of public participation in constitution-making processes, digging beneath the rhetoric of public participation as being at the heart of any successful transition towards democracy and constitutionalism. Using case studies from Central African Republic, Egypt, Kenya, Libya, Malawi, Morocco, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Zambia and Zimbabwe, the book investigates various aspects of participatory constitution making: from conception, to processes, and specific contents that trigger ambivalent dynamics in such processes. The abstract glorification of public participation is questioned as theoretical and empirical perspectives are used to explain what public participation does in concrete terms and to identify what lessons might be drawn from those experiences. This is a valuable resource for academics, researchers and students with an interest in politics and constitution building in Africa, as well as experts working in national offices, international organizations or in national and international NGOs

Constitutionalism · Democracy · Political science · Politics · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · Human Rights and Development · Law · Africa · Constitutional history · Political participation