LEADER 05437oam 2200541I 450 001 9910978258703321 005 20250905110038.0 010 $a0-367-33293-0 010 $a1-315-18054-5 010 $a1-351-71964-5 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315180540 035 $a(CKB)3790000000539828 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5185460 035 $a(OCoLC)1004971744 035 $a(ODN)ODN0004172936 035 $a(EXLCZ)993790000000539828 100 $a20180706d2017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aPublic participation in African constitutionalism /$fedited by Tania Abbiate, Markus Beockenfeorde and Veronica Federico 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2017. 215 $a1 online resource (xv, 317 pages) 225 0 $aRoutledge global cooperation series 311 08$a1-138-74590-1 311 08$a1-138-74587-1 327 $gPart I: Conceptualizing public participation in constitution making processes --$tParticipation - to unveil a myth /$rAbrak Saati --$tLetting the constituent power decide? Merits and challenges of referenda in constitution making processes in Africa /$rMarkus Beockenfeorde --$gPart II: Participation in constitution making processes --$tThe flawed public participation in the Egyptian constitutional process /$rMohamed Abdelaal --$tThe 2011 constitution-making process in Morocco: a limited and controlled public participation /$rFrancesco Biagi --$tParticipation in the Tunisian constitution-making process /$rNedra Cherif --$tThe role of participation in the two Kenyan constitution building processes of 2000-5 and 2010: lessons learnt? /$rRose W. Macharia and Yash Ghai --$tThe Francophone paradox: participation in Senegal and in Central African Republic /$rManuel Wally --$tPeople and constitutions: the case of Zambia /$rBoniface Cheembe --$tPublic participation under authoritarian rule: the case of Zimbabwe /$rDouglas Togaraseyi Mwonzora --$tThe role of civil society in the Libyan constitution-making process /$rOmar Hammady --$tPublic participation and elite capture: a yet incomplete struggle towards a new constitution in Tanzania /$rPhilipp Michaelis --$tMission impossible? : opportunities and limitations of public participation in constitution-making in a failed state - the case of Somalia /$rJan Amilcar Schmidt --$tThe process of drafting a citizen driven constitution in South Sudan: which role for the public? /$rKatrin Seidel --$gPart III: Participation in context: does it make a difference? --$tWanjiku's constitution : women's participation and their impact in Kenya's constitution building processes /$rJill Cottrell --$tSocietal engagement, democratic transition, and constitutional implementation in Malawi /$rMatteo Nicolini, Martina Trettel --$tPublic participation and the death penalty in South Africa's constitution-making process /$rHeinz Klug --$tA success story of participation? : LGBTI rights in South Africa /$rVeronica Federico --$tThe cross-cutting issue of religion in the Tunisian participatory constitution-making process /$rTania Abbiate --$tDoes participation help to foster constitutionalism in Africa? /$rH. Kwasi Prempeh. 330 $aDuring the last decade of the 20th century, Africa has been marked by a "constitutional wind" which has blown across the continent giving impetus to constitutional reforms designed to introduce constitutionalism and good governance. One of the main features of these processes has been the promotion of public participation, encouraged by both civil society and the international community. This book aims to provide a systematic overview of participation forms and mechanisms across Africa, and a critical understanding of the impact of public participation in constitution-making processes, digging beneath the rhetoric of public participation as being at the heart of any successful transition towards democracy and constitutionalism. Using case studies from Central African Republic, Egypt, Kenya, Libya, Malawi, Morocco, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Zambia and Zimbabwe, the book investigates various aspects of participatory constitution making: from conception, to processes, and specific contents that trigger ambivalent dynamics in such processes. The abstract glorification of public participation is questioned as theoretical and empirical perspectives are used to explain what public participation does in concrete terms and to identify what lessons might be drawn from those experiences. 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