Constitutionalism and democracy: transitions in the contemporary world

Stanley Katz, Douglas Greenberg and a group of international scholars examine the state of constitutions around the world. The essays discuss the transition from authoritarian to democratic regimes, examining the obstacles to democracy and comparing the world-wide experiences of constitutionalism

Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- Introduction -- I: Transitions -- 1. Constitutions, Constitutionalism, and Democracy -- 2. Constitutionalism in Europe Since 1945: Reconstruction and Reappraisal -- 3. Transition to Democracy, Corporatism, and Presidentialism with Special Reference to Latin America -- 4. Constitutions Without Constitutionalism: Reflections on an African Political Paradox -- II: Human Rights -- 5. Human Rights in Constitutional Order and in Political Practice in Latin America -- 6. The National Question, Secession and Constitutionalism: The Mediation of Competing Claims to Self-Determination -- 7. European Courts and Human Rights -- 8. Social Movements, Constitutionalism, and Human Rights: Comments from the Malaysian and Indonesian Experiences -- III: Pluralism and Nationalism -- 9. Uses and Usurpation of Constitutional Ideology -- 10. Social Movements and Constitutionalism: The African Context -- 11. The Theory of the State in the Third World and the Problematics of Constitutionalism -- 12. Constitutionalism and The Nationalist Discourse: The Indian Experience -- IV: Institutional Arrangements -- 13. Reconstructing Political Space: Militarism and Constitutionalism in Africa -- 14. Providing for the Common Defense: What Latin American Constitutions Have to Say About The Region's Armed Forces -- 15. Parliamentary Democracy in Europe 1992: Tentative Questions and Answers -- V: Constitutional Conundrums in Europe -- 16. The Necessity and Impossibility of Simultaneous Economic and Political Reform -- 17. Parliamentary Crisis and How to Strengthen Democracy -- 18. Iberian Case Study: The Constitutionalism of Democratization -- 19. The Role of the State: Contradictions in the Transition to Democracy -- 20. Perspectives on the Current Constitutional Situation in Poland.