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Politics & Government

Participatory Constitution-Making and Democratic Legitimacy

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After the Arab Spring uprisings, Tunisia’s 2014 constitution was drafted through a highly inclusive process, and it is often cited as the region’s most democratic. In contrast, many constitutions written without real public input have faced legitimacy crises and frequent revisions.

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What if the difference between a constitution that endures and one that crumbles is not what it says, but who wrote it? How can the process of drafting a constitution make it seen as truly 'ours'?