Electoral Issues
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Voices From The Field
22 December 2023
The Chilean Constitutional Process: a Closed Chapter
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Voices From The Field
22 December 2023
The Risks of Wholesale (and Ideologically Tilted) Constitutional Replacements: Lessons from Chile’s Rejections
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News
8 December 2023
In Somalia, Puntland state president announces clan-based voting system for parliamentary elections, reversing universal suffrage plan
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News
6 December 2023
Ireland releases draft wording for referendums on recognizing the value of caregiving and expanding the definition of 'family' in the constitution
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News
29 November 2023
Government officials in Sierra Leone report failed coup attempt
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News
24 November 2023
United Kingdom approves 28 constitutional proposals for Turks and Caicos Islands
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News
15 November 2023
In Tanzania, political parties debate sequence of electoral and constitutional reforms
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News
29 October 2023
In Italy, prime minister announces constitutional reform proposal to change system of government
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Analysis
Designing Resistance: Democratic Institutions and the Threat of Backsliding
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Voices From The Field
23 October 2023
Chile’s Constitutional Original Sin Unlikely Redeemed?
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