Voices from the Field
Through the eyes of local experts and actors, ConstitutionNet’s ‘Voices from the Field’ series offers a monthly look at constitution building processes as they are unfolding on the ground around the world. Contributions take the form of interviews with, and opinion pieces from, constitutional experts, lawyers, practitioners and other engaged citizens in the field for a fresh and original look at issues of importance to local populations during the drafting, adoption and implementation of constitutions.
![Bottom L-R: Prime Minister Hun Sen next to Deputy Prime Minister / Interior Minister Sar Kheng in Cambodia's National Assembly, 2017 (photo credit: Cambodia National Assembly) Bottom L-R: Prime Minister Hun Sen next to Deputy Prime Minister / Interior Minister Sar Kheng in Cambodia's National Assembly, 2017 (photo credit: Cambodia National Assembly)](/sites/default/files/Hun%20Sen%20Sar%20Kheang%20%28002%29.jpeg)
Voices From The Field
28 September 2022
Cambodia’s Constitutional Amendments: Consolidating Control and Securing Succession Plans
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Voices From The Field
22 September 2022
The war in Ukraine and its repercussions on Europe’s “security and defence constitution”
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Voices From The Field
26 August 2022
Brazil’s Frenetic Pace of Constitutional Change under Bolsonaro: Why and What Next?
![Supporters of decentralization in Chile in front of the presidential palace (photo credit: CERUACh) Supporters of decentralization in Chile in front of the presidential palace (photo credit: CERUACh)](/sites/default/files/1.%20Descentralizacion%20%281%29.jpg)
Voices From The Field
23 August 2022
The “Regional State” in Chile’s proposed new Constitution: advantages and challenges for decentralization and equal territorial development
![Swearing-in ceremony of Constitutional Reform Commission in June 2022 (photo credit: starcomnetwork.net) Swearing-in ceremony of Constitutional Reform Commission in June 2022 (photo credit: starcomnetwork.net)](/sites/default/files/WhatsApp-Image-2022-06-20-at-1.37.39-PM-1280x640_0.jpeg)
Voices From The Field
12 August 2022
The Constitutional Reform Commission of Barbados: Much Expectation, Great Skepticism
![Voter during Kazakhstan's 5 June referendum (photo credit Sputnik / Ilya Pitalev) Voter during Kazakhstan's 5 June referendum (photo credit Sputnik / Ilya Pitalev)](/sites/default/files/13_3_0.jpg)
Voices From The Field
28 July 2022
Kazakhstan’s referendum: regime consolidation instead of genuine political reforms
![Political protest against the draft new Constitution in Tunis on 7 July 2022 (photo credit: Yacine Mahjoub / AFP) Political protest against the draft new Constitution in Tunis on 7 July 2022 (photo credit: Yacine Mahjoub / AFP)](/sites/default/files/rsz_1rsz_1a895695_1657271699734-000-32dz9cd_0_0.jpg)
Voices From The Field
25 July 2022
The project of the President’s Constitution: Is it time to close the democratic parenthesis in Tunisia?
![Chile’s draft constitution looks to the future: digital rights as fundamental rights Chile’s draft constitution looks to the future: digital rights as fundamental rights](/sites/default/files/what-is-data-security-pillar-top-illustration-featured.png)
Voices From The Field
2 July 2022
Chile’s draft constitution looks to the future: digital rights as fundamental rights
![Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Marlene Malahoo Forte (photo credit Donald De La Haye / Jamaica Information Service) Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Marlene Malahoo Forte (photo credit Donald De La Haye / Jamaica Information Service)](/sites/default/files/download%20%281%29.jpeg)
Voices From The Field
30 June 2022
Jamaica’s Long and Winding Road to Becoming a Republic
![In Taiwan, legislators hold placards displaying their support for lowering the voting age (photo credit: CNA) In Taiwan, legislators hold placards displaying their support for lowering the voting age (photo credit: CNA)](/sites/default/files/2.%20Legislature%20Vote%20CNA.jpg)
Voices From The Field
30 May 2022
The Amendability of Taiwan’s Constitution is Put to the Test
![Politicians co-opted through Malta's gender-corrective mechanism (photo credit: The Malta Independent) Politicians co-opted through Malta's gender-corrective mechanism (photo credit: The Malta Independent)](/sites/default/files/malta2.jpg)
Voices From The Field
26 May 2022
No celebration for gender-corrective mechanism adding 12 women MPs to Malta’s ineffective parliament
![Political composition of Chile's Constitutional Convention (photo credit: Decide Chile) Political composition of Chile's Constitutional Convention (photo credit: Decide Chile)](/sites/default/files/Screenshot%20%281%29.png)
Voices From The Field
25 May 2022
Reshaping the Chilean political regime: three acts and a funeral
![L-R: Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Former Minister of Finance Basil Rajapaksa (photo credit: The Hindu) L-R: Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Former Minister of Finance Basil Rajapaksa (photo credit: The Hindu)](/sites/default/files/42214.jpeg)
Voices From The Field
2 May 2022
Economic Crisis and Constitutional Reform in Sri Lanka
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Voices From The Field
29 April 2022
Out of Time but Full of Enthusiasm? Assessing Progress and Hurdles in South Sudan’s Constitution-Making Process
![President of Tunisia Kais Saied (photo credit: Muhammad Hamed / Reuters) President of Tunisia Kais Saied (photo credit: Muhammad Hamed / Reuters)](/sites/default/files/2019-09-17T000000Z_739963866_RC12E8B90D60_RTRMADP_3_TUNISIA-ELECTION%20%281%29.jpg)
Voices From The Field
29 April 2022
From "big plans" to improvisation: Where is the new Tunisian constituent process headed?
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Voices From The Field
28 April 2022
Extending Parliament’s Life in Solomon Islands: a Potential Pretext for Bad Precedent
![Welsh and UK flag at the Senedd (photo credit: North Wales Live) Welsh and UK flag at the Senedd (photo credit: North Wales Live)](/sites/default/files/VFTF%20Wales_Credit_NorthWalesLive.jpg)
Voices From The Field
22 March 2022
Why Wales is having a national conversation on its constitutional future
![Hungarian government campaign posters line the streets, urging voters to "protect the children" in the upcoming referendum (photo credit: Renáta Uitz) Hungarian government campaign posters line the streets, urging voters to "protect the children" in the upcoming referendum (photo credit: Renáta Uitz)](/sites/default/files/Hungary%20VFTF.jpeg)
Voices From The Field
28 February 2022
Hungary’s 2022 elections: Prospects for political and constitutional change
![Peleng East residents read the constitution before public consultation in Lobatse on 9 February 2022 (photo credit Felicity Male via DailyNews) Peleng East residents read the constitution before public consultation in Lobatse on 9 February 2022 (photo credit Felicity Male via DailyNews)](/sites/default/files/1.%20Peleng%20East%20residents_Kgotla_Feb%209_Felicity%20Male.jpg)
Voices From The Field
25 February 2022
Promise fulfilled? Botswana’s first comprehensive constitutional review process gets underway
![Constitution of Belarus (photo credit: belsat.eu) Constitution of Belarus (photo credit: belsat.eu)](/sites/default/files/kanstytutsyya.jpg)
Voices From The Field
24 February 2022
Belarus’s upcoming referendum: Lukashenka stacks the deck
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