04082nam 22006735 450 991048496440332120200920144752.03-319-14953-910.1007/978-3-319-14953-0(CKB)3710000000359129(EBL)1998257(SSID)ssj0001452141(PQKBManifestationID)11808771(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001452141(PQKBWorkID)11479317(PQKB)10810032(DE-He213)978-3-319-14953-0(MiAaPQ)EBC1998257(PPN)184498236(EXLCZ)99371000000035912920150219d2015 u| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBehind a Veil of Ignorance? Power and Uncertainty in Constitutional Design /edited by Louis M. Imbeau, Steve Jacob1st ed. 2015.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Springer,2015.1 online resource (244 p.)Studies in Public Choice,0924-4700 ;32Description based upon print version of record.3-319-14952-0 Includes bibliographical references.Part 1: Intellectual filiation, theory and method -- Uncertainty in constitutional decision-making: the sociological legacy -- Uncertainty in constitutional decision-making: the political-economy legacy -- Measuring the opacity of the Veil of Ignorance in constitutions: Theory, method -- Part 2: Case studies -- The USA -- Canada -- Belgium -- France -- Germany -- Italy -- Greece -- Switzerland -- Estonia -- Tunisia -- Cameroon -- Conclusion.This volume is a very interesting research project that includes the most careful work on constitutional power and limits to authority of which I am aware. In general, the contributors find that constitutional negotiations normally took place in settings where uncertainty was considerable. They also find that the more detailed the characterization of power relationships, the more liberal and durable the democracy tends to be. Roger D. Congleton This book addresses the issue of the impact of uncertainty in constitutional design. To what extent do constitution drafters and adopters make their decisions behind a veil of ignorance? More fundamentally, can we infer from constitutional texts the degree of uncertainty faced by constitution drafters and adopters? After an introduction (chapter 1), the book proceeds in two parts. The first part (chapters 2 to 4) introduces to the intellectual filiation of the project and to its theoretical and methodological foundations. The second part (chapters 5 to 13) presents nine case studies built on the same structure: historical account of the making of the Constitution, results of the content analysis of the constitutional text, and discussion of specific issues raised in the analysis. Chapter 14 concludes.Studies in Public Choice,0924-4700 ;32Political theoryComparative politicsPolitical economyPolitical Theoryhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/911010Comparative Politicshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/911040International Political Economyhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/912140Political theory.Comparative politics.Political economy.Political Theory.Comparative Politics.International Political Economy.342.02Imbeau Louis Medthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edtJacob Steveedthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edtMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910484964403321Behind a Veil of Ignorance2853690UNINA