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Territory and Power in Constitutional Transitions
This collection examines the challenges faced by countries competing over territorial claims during constitutional transitions. It addresses two scenarios in particular: authoritarian to democratic rule against a backdrop of violent conflict; and transitions within electoral democracies in response to claims for territorial autonomy.
Author(s) | Edited by George Anderson (Fellow, Fellow, Centre for Democracy and Diversity, Queen's University, Canada), Sujit Choudhry (Director, Director, Center for Constitutional Transitions). |
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Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Format | Hardback |
Pages | 480 |
Published in | United Kingdom |
Published | 12 Mar 2019 |
Availability | Available |
This collection examines the challenges faced by countries competing over territorial claims during constitutional transitions. It addresses two scenarios in particular: authoritarian to democratic rule against a backdrop of violent conflict; and transitions within electoral democracies in response to claims for territorial autonomy.
George Anderson is former deputy minister (permanent secretary) in the Canadian government and subsequently CEO of the Forum of Federations. He has been a member of the Standby Team of Experts in the UN's Department of Political Affairs and consulted exte