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Constitution-making Theory

Constitution-Making Theory is a systematic explanatory framework within political science and constitutional studies that specifies the underlying principles, actors, processes, and normative assumptions shaping the creation, legitimation, and adoption of constitutions in diverse political contexts.

579

Publications

24.8K

Citations

574

Authors

227

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

61

Parents

Publications

579

The Creation of the American Republic, 1776-1787.

John R. Howe, Gordon S. Wood · The Journal of Southern History · 1970 · 924 citations

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Forces and Mechanisms in the Constitution-Making Process

Jon Elster · Duke Law Journal · 1995 · 527 citations

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Civil society, constitution, and legitimacy

Choice Reviews Online · 2000 · 448 citations

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The Indian Constitution: Cornerstone of a Nation

Milton Israel, Granville Austin · International Journal Canada s Journal of Global Policy Analysis · 1967 · 380 citations

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John Locke, Carolina, and the Two Treatises of Government

David Armitage · Political Theory · 2004 · 370 citations

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Authors

574

  1. JN
    Jack N. Rakove

    Stanford University, United States

    9 publications · 653 citations

    9

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  2. TG
    Tom Ginsburg

    University of Chicago, United States

    6 publications · 559 citations

    6

    h-index

  3. MK
    Michael Kämmen

    Cornell University, United States

    5 publications · 270 citations

    5

    h-index

  4. WP
    William Partlett

    University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China

    5 publications · 139 citations

    5

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  5. FM
    Forrest McDonald

    University of Alabama, United States

    5 publications · 157 citations

    5

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1–5 of 574

Institutions

227

  1. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    10 h-index

    12 publications

    1.1K citations

  2. London School of Economics and Political Science

    London, United Kingdom

    8 h-index

    8 publications

    597 citations

  3. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    7 h-index

    7 publications

    472 citations

  4. George Mason University

    Fairfax, United States

    6 h-index

    7 publications

    177 citations

  5. Chicago Kent College of Law

    Chicago, United States

    6 h-index

    7 publications

    923 citations

  6. University of Virginia

    Charlottesville, United States

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    377 citations

  7. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    436 citations

  8. Universität Hamburg

    Hamburg, Germany

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    133 citations

1–8 of 227

Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 58 publications · 3.2K citations

    30

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  2. International Journal of Constitutional Law

    28 publications · 1.1K citations

    22

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  3. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 25 publications · 649 citations

    17

    h-index

  4. The American Historical Review

    AHR · 28 publications · 796 citations

    15

    h-index

  5. Journal of American History

    17 publications · 532 citations

    13

    h-index

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