The Politics of Constitutional Change between Reform and Evolution
The Politics of Constitutional Change between Reform and Evolution
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改革与演进之间的宪政变迁政治
DOI：
10.1093/publius/pjn039
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发表时间：
2008
影响因子：
1.8
通讯作者：
A. Benz
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作者：
N. Behnke;A. Benz
在这篇文章中，我们研究了宪法政策的动态。从观察到联邦制度面临稳定和灵活性的两难境地开始，问题是，尽管有特殊的修正案规则和众多的否决权参与者，但如何才能完成必要的宪法改革。我们提出了改革和演变的分析区别，认为这是宪法变革的两种模式，可以相辅相成，部分替代。比较研究表明，这两种模式可以有效地解释不同的宪法改革模式，双轨宪法改革模式利用改革和演变的灵活相互作用，最能确保联邦的长期稳定。版权所有2009，牛津大学出版社。
In this article, we investigate the dynamics of constitutional policy. Starting from the observation that federal systems are confronted with a two-sided dilemma of stability and flexibility, the question is how necessary constitutional change can be accomplished in spite of special rules of amendment and numerous veto players. We propose an analytical distinction of reform and evolution as two modes of constitutional change that can complement and in part substitute for each other. Comparative research shows that those two modes can effectively account for different patterns of constitutional change and that a two-track mode of constitutional change making use of a flexible interplay of both reform and evolution can best secure federal stability over the long run. Copyright 2009, Oxford University Press.