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
18 October 2017
Nigeria’s constitutional reform process: The quest for a people-driven constitution
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Voices From The Field
26 September 2017
Clawing Back the Gains of Popular Participation – The First Amendment to the Constitution of Zimbabwe (2013)
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Voices From The Field
25 September 2017
Togo’s popular protests and demands for constitutional reform
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Voices From The Field
20 September 2017
Deliberative Polling for Constitutional Change in Mongolia: An Unprecedented Experiment
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Voices From The Field
14 September 2017
Ukraine’s more accessible and independent Constitutional Court
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Voices From The Field
31 August 2017
Too Little, Too Late? The Spanish Government’s Proposals to Resolve the Current Conflict with Catalonia
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Voices From The Field
30 August 2017
The Venezuelan political crisis and the National Constituent Assembly
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Voices From The Field
29 August 2017
More than meets the eye? The Sri Lankan Supreme Court’s decision on the proscription of the Federal Party
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Voices From The Field
31 July 2017
A Polish legal road roller: Can the political sentence be stopped?
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Voices From The Field
27 July 2017
France - From a political revolution to constitutional changes: An analysis of Macron’s proposed reforms
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Voices From The Field
26 July 2017
Germany’s Move to Deprive Anti-Democratic Parties of Federal Funding: An Effective Response to the Populist Wave?
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Voices From The Field
20 July 2017
Mali: Peace process, constitutional reform, and an uncertain political future
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Voices From The Field
29 June 2017
Mongolia’s (flawed) experiment with deliberative polling in constitutional reform
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Voices From The Field
28 June 2017
Greece constitutional referendum on electoral reform in sight?
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Voices From The Field
26 June 2017
Georgia’s further slide towards illiberal constitutionalism? The art of thinly veiled constitutional appearances
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Voices From The Field
16 June 2017
Australia’s First Nations seek to be heard: A seminal process, outcomes pending
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Voices From The Field
14 June 2017
Mainstreaming Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA): Constitutional and Legal Reforms
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Voices From The Field
30 May 2017
Presidential elections in Malawi: Towards a majoritarian (50+1) electoral system?
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Voices From The Field
18 May 2017
The end of Japan’s pacifist constitution? Against welcoming an unknown angel
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Voices From The Field
16 May 2017
Benin’s fourth failed constitutional reform effort: The decisive legacy of participatory processes
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