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Civil Society, Constitution, and Legitimacy
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2000
Summary
Spurred by recent governmental transitions from dictatorships to democratic institutions, this highly original work argues that negotiated civil society-oriented transitions have an affinity for a distinctive method of constitution making_one that accomplishes the radical change of institutions through legal continuity. Arato presents a compelling argument that this is the preferred method for rapidly establishing viable democratic institutions, and he contrasts the negotiated model with radical revolutionary change. This exceptionally engaging work will be of interest to students and scholars of comparative politics, constitutional law, and East European studies, as well as to political scientists and sociologists.
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Edition
1/2000
Copyright Year
2000
ISBN-Print
978-0-8476-8772-5
ISBN-Online
978-0-7425-7363-5
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
351
Product Type
Monograph
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Preface No access
1 Interpreting 1989 No access Pages 1 - 42
2 Civil Society, Transition, and the Problem of Institutionalization No access Pages 43 - 80
3 Revolution, Restoration, and Legitimation: Ideological Problems of the Transition from State Socialism No access Pages 81 - 128
4 Dilemmas of the Power to Make Constitutions in East Europe No access Pages 129 - 166
5 Constitution and Continuity in the East European Transitions No access Pages 167 - 198
6 Refurbishing the Legitimacy of the New Regime: Constitution-Making Endgame in Hungary and Poland No access Pages 199 - 228
7 Forms of Constitution Making and Theories of Democracy No access Pages 229 - 256
