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The foundations of democratic dualism

Why constitutional politics and ordinary politics are different

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ID6248367
AuthorsWilliam Partlett (0000-0003-2070-8500, Melbourne Law School Melbourne Victoria Australia, corresponding author), Zim Nwokora (0000-0002-2171-9319, Deakin University Melbourne Victoria Australia)
Year2019
Volume26
Issue2
Pages177-193
Publication date2019-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueConstellations (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1351-0487 • E-ISSN: 1467-8675
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/1467-8675.12400
OpenAlexW2912105209
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited49

Formal constitution-making is now an increasingly common phenomenon. But how should we understand the politics of constitutional lawmaking—what we call constitutional politics? Should it be structured differently from ordinary politics? As a descriptive matter, there seem to be important differences between constitutional and ordinary lawmaking. Constitutional lawmaking makes entrenched rules about rules and determines the institutional landscape of the state while ordinary lawmaking formulates non-entrenched rules within rules

Citation · Democracy · Dualism · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Theology · Commonwealth, Australian Politics and Federalism · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Law · Philosophy · Political Systems and Governance

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