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From Parchment to Practice explores the set of problems that arise when a new constitution has been adopted. All new constitutions must manage a balance or tension between two forces: aspirations for social and political transformation on the one hand and demands for preservation of old interests and institutions on the other. The period following the initial adoption of a new constitution, is the conceptual, temporal, and institutional bridge between the past and future. It is the moment when the transformative and the preservative forces in constitutional design can come into the sharpest conflict. Through a series of case studies, this volume analyzes the variable nature of these type of conflicts - and the diverse means through which they are mediated, whether successfully or not.

Constitutional law --- New democracies --- Countries, Newly democratic --- Democracies, New --- Democratic states, New --- Emerging democracies --- Nations, Newly democratic --- New democratic states --- Newly democratic states --- States, Newly democratic --- Democracy --- Democratization --- Newly independent states

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"In Building New Democracies Michel Duquette analyses the main public policies of Brazil, Chile, and Mexico to explore examples of how countries make the transition from an authoritarian regime to a democratic society." "The main objective of the book is to follow the process of policy formation in very young democracies."--Jacket

Democracy --- New democracies. --- Countries, Newly democratic --- Democracies, New --- Democratic states, New --- Emerging democracies --- Nations, Newly democratic --- New democratic states --- Newly democratic states --- States, Newly democratic --- Democratization --- Newly independent states --- Brazil --- Chile --- Mexico --- Economic policy. --- Social policy. --- Economic policy --- New democracies

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New democracies --- Nieuwe democratieën --- Nouvelles démocraties --- Democratization --- International cooperation --- United States --- Foreign relations --- Countries [Newly democratic ] --- Democracies [New ] --- Democratic states [New ] --- Emerging democracies --- Nations [Newly democratic ] --- New democratic states --- Newly democratic states --- States [Newly democratic ] --- 20th century --- 21st century --- International relations. Foreign policy --- Democratization - International cooperation --- United States - Foreign relations - 20th century --- United States - Foreign relations - 21st century --- United States of America

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Is there an Asia-Pacific model of democracy? Over the past two decades, more than a dozen Asian and Pacific states have made the transition to democratic rule. But many of these states are also ethnically, linguistically, and regionally diverse, creating real challenges for effective government. This book explains how the Asia-Pacific's political reformers responded to the twin challenges of democracy and diversity through ambitious and often innovative political engineering. Far-reaching reforms to electoral, parliamentary, and party systems have seen the emergence of a distinctive regional m

Democracy --- New democracies --- Pacific Area --- Politics and government --- Ethnic relations. --- Countries, Newly democratic --- Democracies, New --- Democratic states, New --- Emerging democracies --- Nations, Newly democratic --- New democratic states --- Newly democratic states --- States, Newly democratic --- Democratization --- Newly independent states --- Self-government --- Political science --- Equality --- Representative government and representation --- Republics --- Asia-Pacific Region --- Asian-Pacific Region --- Asian and Pacific Council countries --- Pacific Ocean Region --- Pacific Region --- Pacific Rim

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This book theorizes a mechanism underlying regime-change waves, the deliberate efforts of diffusion entrepreneurs to spread a particular regime and regime-change model across state borders. Why do only certain states and non-state actors emerge as such entrepreneurs? Why, how, and how effectively do they support regime change abroad? To answer these questions, the book studies the entrepreneurs behind the third wave of democratization, with a focus on the new eastern European democracies - members of the European Union. The study finds that it is not the strongest democracies nor the democracies trying to ensure their survival in a neighborhood of non-democracies that become the most active diffusion entrepreneurs. It is, instead, the countries where the organizers of the domestic democratic transitions build strong solidarity movements supporting the spread of democracy abroad that do. The book also draws parallels between their activism abroad and their experiences with democratization and democracy assistance at home.

Democratization --- New democracies --- Post-communism --- Countries, Newly democratic --- Democracies, New --- Democratic states, New --- Emerging democracies --- Nations, Newly democratic --- New democratic states --- Newly democratic states --- States, Newly democratic --- Democracy --- Newly independent states --- Democratic consolidation --- Democratic transition --- Political science --- Government policy --- European Union --- E.U. --- Europe, Eastern --- Politics and government --- Europe, Eastern. --- Government --- International.