How to investigate a constitutional culture?: The case for the focus group method in comparative constitutional studies
By Eoin Carolan, Silvia Gagliardi, and Daniela Rodriguez Gutierrez Abstract This article makes the case for the use of focus groups as a method with particular relevance to the field of comparative constitutional studies. The article begins with a brief overview of the most common approaches to accounts of constitutional culture. It then explains how […]
Public opinion as a foundation of de facto judicial independence?: lessons from Argentina and Uruguay
By Demian Iglesias Seifert, Daniela Rodriguez Gutierrez, and Eoin Carolan Abstract It is anecdotally clear from experiences in various countries that the perception that judicial independence is under threat can mobilise significant public opposition. The extent to which the public may oppose measures that impinge on judicial autonomy has clear implications for de facto judicial […]
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Az alkotmányos hagyomány és az alkotmányos kultúra közötti feszültség feltárása az Egyesült Királyságban a népszavazásokról és a skót függetlenségről. Szerző: Nicky Gillibrand, Somsubhra Banerjee és Eoin Carolan A teljes cikk elolvasásához kattintson ide: