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.
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Voices From The Field
22 April 2021
Why Liberians shunned the 2020 referendum — and what’s the future for constitutional change?
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Voices From The Field
8 September 2020
Liberia’s Constitutional Referendum on Dual Citizenship and Reduced Political Tenure
![President Weah casts his vote ruing the runoff presidential election (photo credit: Thierry Gougnon/Reuters) President Weah casts his vote ruing the runoff presidential election (photo credit: Thierry Gougnon/Reuters)](/sites/default/files/President%20Weah%20casts%20his%20vote%20in%20the%20runoff%20presidential%20election_Thierry%20Gouegon_Reuters.jpg)
Voices From The Field
11 September 2019
Liberia’s long-awaited constitutional referendum: Debate on alternatives to by-elections
![Liberian Flag (photo credit: Pixabay) Liberian Flag (photo credit: Pixabay)](/sites/default/files/Liberia_flag_Pixabay.jpg)
Voices From The Field
21 February 2018
George Weah’s agenda for constitutional reform in Liberia: The incentives for prioritizing citizenship
![Photo credit: One Europe Photo credit: One Europe](/sites/default/files/liberia_religion_vs_politics_may_2016.jpg)
Voices From The Field
12 May 2016
Liberia’s constitutional future: Religious and centralized?
![Liberian President Sirleaf with members of the Constitutional Review Committee (photo credit: Buzz Liberia) Liberian President Sirleaf with members of the Constitutional Review Committee (photo credit: Buzz Liberia)](/sites/default/files/liberia_crc_-_buzz_liberia_0_2.jpg)
Voices From The Field
24 September 2015
The latest round of the Christian state and citizenship controversies in Liberia’s Constitutional Reform Process
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Voices From The Field
30 July 2015
Term Limits and Democratic Consolidation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons from Burundi
![photo credit: Liberian Observer photo credit: Liberian Observer](/sites/default/files/liberia_gbarna_2_0.jpg)
Voices From The Field
30 April 2015
What do the people want? Demands for expansion of rights and a Christian state through constitutional reform in Liberia
![Consultation organized by the Constitutional Review Committee in Liberia (photo credit: UNDP) Consultation organized by the Constitutional Review Committee in Liberia (photo credit: UNDP)](/sites/default/files/liberia_3.jpeg)
Voices From The Field
13 March 2015
Lack of Money or Lack of Political Will: What is Stalling Constitutional Reform in Liberia?
![Youth representatives making a group presentation during the public consultations held in Buchanan Grand Bassa county (source of image: UNDP) Youth representatives making a group presentation during the public consultations held in Buchanan Grand Bassa county (source of image: UNDP)](/sites/default/files/liberia_1.jpeg)
Voices From The Field
9 February 2015
Strengthening Democracy through Public Consultations: Lessons from Liberia
![Liberian security forces stand in front of protesters after clashes at West Point neighbourhood in Monrovia, 20 August 2014. Police in the Liberian capital Monrovia fired live rounds and teargas on Wednesday to disperse a stone-throwing crowd trying to break an Ebola quarantine imposed on their neighbourhood. Reuters Liberia police in Monrovia. Reuters](/sites/default/files/liber.png)
Voices From The Field
19 December 2014
Maintaining constitutional and political stability in the context of crisis: Liberia’s challenge
![A land rights policy approved in 2013 recognises the rights of rural communities over community land but critics argue that it is inadequate A land rights policy approved in 2013 recognises the rights of rural communities over community land but critics argue that it is inadequate](/sites/default/files/land_liberia_0.jpg)
Voices From The Field
29 October 2014
Renegotiating rural land rights through constitutional reform in Liberia
![Frontliners in the fight against Ebola in protective gear. Frontliners in the fight against Ebola in protective gear.](/sites/default/files/ebola_2.jpg)
Voices From The Field
23 September 2014
When constitutions and the state fail us: lessons from Ebola
![Liberia's President Sirleaf Johnson Liberia's President Sirleaf Johnson](/sites/default/files/president-ellen-johnson-sirleaf.jpg)
Voices From The Field
29 August 2014
Constitutional reform and the prospects for government decentralization in Liberia
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Voices From The Field
17 June 2014
‘Not Liberian enough’? Deconstructing citizenship and constitutional reform in Liberia
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Voices From The Field
26 May 2014
Liberia’s constitutional review process: why it matters to women
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Voices From The Field
25 April 2014
Constitutional Reform in Postwar Liberia – Key issues and actors
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