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Constitutional Studies @constlstudies.bsky.social · 15d

Join Constitutional Studies for Meet the Editors meetings on October 16 and 17 to hear about the journal's #interdisciplinary publishing, #openaccess approach, #multilingual policies, #global reach, and other benefits of publishing with CS.

Details and registration are at tinyurl.com/bderstvj.

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Constitutional Studies @constlstudies.bsky.social · 13d

Reminder: Our #StateoftheField symposium continues on September 30 with Constitutional Studies' authors discussing ground-breaking new theoretical frameworks and empirical analyses on #democratic and #constitutional #backsliding.

Register at tinyurl.com/4jx5evsm.

Constitutional Studies @constlstudies.bsky.social · 15d

Join Constitutional Studies for Meet the Editors meetings on October 16 and 17 to hear about the journal's #interdisciplinary publishing, #openaccess approach, #multilingual policies, #global reach, and other benefits of publishing with CS.

Details and registration are at tinyurl.com/bderstvj.

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Constitutional Studies @constlstudies.bsky.social · 16d

In our continuing #StateoftheField symposium, CS authors provide ground-breaking new theoretical frameworks and empirical analyses on a central challenge of our time, assessing #democratic and #constitutional #backsliding on September 30.

Register at tinyurl.com/4jx5evsm.

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Constitutional Studies @constlstudies.bsky.social · 23d

Reminder: This week, Constitutional Studies convenes leading scholars to assess the #StateoftheField, providing a sweeping view of #constitutionalchange, the evolution of #constitutionalsystems and #court impacts in #Africa, #Asia, #Oceania and #postSoviet states. Register at tinyurl.com/yc86ra7u.

Constitutional Studies @constlstudies.bsky.social · 28d

Constitutional Studies convenes leading scholars to assess the state of the field, providing a sweeping view of #constitutionalchange in recent decades, the evolution of #constitutionalsystems, and #court impacts in #Africa, #Asia, #Oceania and #postSoviet states.

Register at tinyurl.com/yc86ra7u.

Constitutional Studies @constlstudies.bsky.social · 28d

Huge news! Constitutional Studies is now accepting submissions for our 2026 issues in #English, #French, and #Spanish. We accept submissions from varied disciplines on the theory and practice of constitutional government around the world.

Read the call for papers at tinyurl.com/peecb3pd.

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Constitutional Studies @constlstudies.bsky.social · Aug 19

Join us for panels convening authors from our recent issue assessing the state of the field of constitutional studies. We'll discuss #ConstitutionalChange, #Courts, #DemocraticBacksliding, #ConstitutionalBacksliding, and more!

Read more and register at tinyurl.com/48mdffus.

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Constitutional Studies @constlstudies.bsky.social · Aug 7

In their new article for Constitutional Studies, Eva Brems and Magdalena Correa discuss the IACL World Congress of Constitutional Law 2026, focused on #sustainable #constitutionalism and themes of #democracy, #ruleoflaw, human #rights, and human #duties.

Read more at tinyurl.com/mrsk7nhc.

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Constitutional Studies @constlstudies.bsky.social · Jul 30

In his new piece for CS, Zoltán Pozsár-Szentmiklósy reviews Eternity Clauses in Democratic Constitutionalism by Silvia Suteu, highlighting her global coverage, nuanced approach to #EternityClauses, and extensive knowledge of #ConstitutionalTheory.

Read more at tinyurl.com/3d9es82n!

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Constitutional Studies @constlstudies.bsky.social · Jul 29

In his new piece for CS, Chun-Yuan Lin reviews Gender, Sexuality, and Constitutionalism in Asia, edited by Wen-Chen Chang, Kelley Loper, @maramalagodi.bsky.social, and Ruth Rubio-Marín exploring constitutionalism, gender, and cultural diversity in Asia.

Read at tinyurl.com/4w55u2xv!

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Constitutional Studies @constlstudies.bsky.social · Jul 25

In her new piece for CS, Putachad Artist explains the process of representing #constitutions and constitutional #polities through #art in her book covers for the @hartpublishing.bsky.social series on Constitutional Systems of the World.

Read more and see the artwork at tinyurl.com/2n4z3spb.

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Constitutional Studies @constlstudies.bsky.social · Jul 24

In her new piece for CS, @cherylas1.bsky.social discusses what we've learned from the increase in external support for #constitution-making processes during the wave of constitution making in the last three decades.

Read more at tinyurl.com/48ffs3fr. Read our full issue at tinyurl.com/bdd99zh8!

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Constitutional Studies @constlstudies.bsky.social · Jul 23

In their new piece for CS, @maramalagodi.bsky.social and Sebastian Payne interview former UK Supreme Court President Baroness Brenda Hale about #humanrights, #parliament, #devolution, #judicialbacklash, #HongKong, #Brexit & more.

Read in English, French, Mandarin & Spanish at tinyurl.com/yc77uve5!

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Constitutional Studies @constlstudies.bsky.social · Jul 22

In their new article for CS, Alexei Trochev and Alisher Juzgenbayev present a sweeping analysis of the trajectories of #constitutionalcourts and #constitutionallaw in #post-Soviet states.

Read more at tinyurl.com/3yfwzej5. Read our full issue on the State of the Field at tinyurl.com/bdd99zh8!

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Constitutional Studies @constlstudies.bsky.social · Jul 21

In her new article for CS, @marie-joellez.bsky.social assesses the compatibility of #constitutionmaking and #peacenegotiations in #postconflict states.

Read English and French versions at tinyurl.com/42ybumsx. Read our full issue on the State of the Field at tinyurl.com/bdd99zh8!

Constitutional Studies @constlstudies.bsky.social · Jul 17

In their new article for Constitutional Studies, Elisa Arcioni and Kirsty Gover explore a pivotal model for managing #Indigenous - settler #legalpluralism in #Oceania.

Read more at tinyurl.com/mwxfpcwn. Read our full issue on the State of the Field at tinyurl.com/bdd99zh8!

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Law and Society Association @lawandsociety.bsky.social · Jul 16

Attention #LawAndSociety scholars: @constlstudies.bsky.social is back!

Published by the Comparative Constitutions Project and the International Association of Constitutional Law, the newly multilingual and #OpenAccess journal covers the theory and practice of #ConstitutionalGovernments globally.

Constitutional Studies @constlstudies.bsky.social · Jul 1

Our new issue takes stock of state of the field of const'l studies. Regional views on #Africa, #Arab region, #Asia, #Europe, #LatinAmerica, #NorthAmerica, #Oceania, #postconflict states & #postSoveiet states.

Also from the #courts, #constitutionmaking & #art. All open access at lnkd.in/gnF2tmud!

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Centre for Constitutions in Context @cccwarwick.bsky.social · Jul 3

🤩 Congratulations to CCC co-director @maramalagodi.bsky.social - the co-editor-in-chief of the newly re-launched @constlstudies.bsky.social - on the publication of the re-launched journal's first issue. For more info, read Dr Malagodi's latest UKCLA blogpost: ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/07/03/u...

Mara Malagodi: The State of the Comparative Constitutional Law Field and the Re-Launch of Constitutional Studies

Over the past three decades or so, comparative constitutional law has greatly advanced both as a site of scholarly inquiry and professional practice. As the field’s jurisdictional and thematic focu…

ukconstitutionallaw.org

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Constitutional Studies @constlstudies.bsky.social · Jul 14

In his new article for CS, Ran Hirschl assesses the state of #comparative constitutional studies and the divergent constitutional trajectories of the #UnitedStates and #Canada in #NorthAmerica.

Read more at tinyurl.com/47rfnap8. Read our full issue on the State of the Field at tinyurl.com/bdd99zh8!

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Constitutional Studies @constlstudies.bsky.social · Jul 13

In his new article, Roberto Gargarella analyzes the crisis of #democratic #constitutionalism in #LatinAmerica, arguing we cannot conflate the democratic problem with the constitutional problem.

Read English and Spanish versions at tinyurl.com/247dj3t4. Read our full issue at tinyurl.com/bdd99zh8!

Constitutional Studies @constlstudies.bsky.social · Jul 10

In her new article for Constitutional Studies, Silvia Suteu analyzes varied constitutional diagnoses and solutions for #democraticbacksliding in #Europe, asserting the centrality of #gender.

Read more at tinyurl.com/2sevjkmb. Read our full issue on the State of the Field at tinyurl.com/bdd99zh8!

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Constitutional Studies @constlstudies.bsky.social · Jul 9

In their new article for Constitutional Studies, Jiunn-rong Yeh and Wen-Chen Chang analyze #constitutional progress and regression across #Asia.

Read English and Mandarin versions at tinyurl.com/3wyxsc4c. Read our full issue on the State of the Field tinyurl.com/bdd99zh8!

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Constitutional Studies @constlstudies.bsky.social · Jul 7

In his new article for Constitutional Studies, @zalali.bsky.social analyzes constitutional developments across the #ArabRegion since the 2011 uprisings.

Read more at tinyurl.com/4e8fhcb7.

Read our full issue on the State of the Field at tinyurl.com/bdd99zh8.

Constitutional Studies @constlstudies.bsky.social · Jul 7

In his new piece for CS, Markus Böckenförde develops a comprehensive new framework of #ConstitutionalAmendment approaches and safeguards across #Africa.

Read more at tinyurl.com/39673pzy.

Read our full issue on the State of the Field at tinyurl.com/bdd99zh8.