Resumen de Models of constitutional change
Xenophon Contiades, Alkmene Fotiadou
Constitutional change is a journey leading to complex, even labyrinthine relations and interactions between amending formulas, constitutional actors, and multiple centers of authority. Exploring the way in which constitutions change in 18 established liberal democracies, which represent what is traditionally conceptualized as the West, unravels the intricate correlations between players who pursue the fi nal say in constitutional change, intended and unintended functions of amending mechanisms, and the interplay between formal and informal change. The comparative approach brings forth the way in which powers are articulated in modern constitutional states, fragmentation and concentration following a subtle rotation. On the basis of these correlations, distinct models of constitutional change are built. Classifying countries within models, in accordance with the way in which operative amending mechanisms connect, leads to a succinct portrayal of different modes of constitutional change engineering.
