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Online knowledge platform of @internationalidea.bsky.social providing resources, news and analysis on constitution building processes worldwide. 📬
Want to understand the role of presidents? Discover our primers on: 🗳️President election & removal: buff.ly/A5F1sfd ❌Their veto powers: buff.ly/PO1ym1k 🏛️Their legislative powers: buff.ly/gOuuHlS 🎖️Non-executive presidents: buff.ly/qS2HmxQ
🗳️ Can South Sudan hold credible elections without first adopting a permanent constitution or completing a national census? Our latest analysis examines the constitutional questions raised by the recently adopted amendments paving the way for the December 2026 vote. Read more: buff.ly/AQtmwjw
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🔎 What does Myanmar’s future look like five years after the coup? Our brief examines how Myanmar’s post-2021 crisis has produced competing centres of authority and evolving governance arrangements, and what this means for its constitutional future: buff.ly/k8Ga3mT
🗳️ Can South Sudan’s next elections bring stability, or deepen the crisis? Our brief examines how constitutional and governance reforms could help address persistent instability and support a more sustainable political transition in the country: buff.ly/k8Ga3mT
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🕊️ What happens after the “deal” is signed? Our brief explores how constitutional reform and statebuilding continue long after formal settlements, often shaped by fragmented conflicts, shifting political incentives, and evolving mediation practices: buff.ly/k8Ga3mT
🗺️ Constitutions are constantly evolving, but which reforms have stood out so far this year? In her latest analysis for Constitutional Studies, our Editor explores the constitutional reforms that have shaped the first half of the year, highlighting key developments across the world: buff.ly/2xy4AlC
🪖 How should international actors engage with military-led transitions in the Sahel while still supporting inclusive governance? Our new policy brief looks at #Mali, #BurkinaFaso and #Niger, and outlines practical options for engagement under shifting political realities. Read now: buff.ly/S2Ze8mF
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📢 New analysis! Is Greece's proposed constitutional amendment process a genuine reform effort, or a political distraction? Dr. Ioannis N. Grigoriadis explores the politics, priorities, and prospects of the latest constitutional reform initiative: buff.ly/zFoEo1L #Constitution #Greece #Democracy
🌍️ Constitutional reform is moving fast around the world, but what are the key developments to watch? In this new piece for @constlstudies.bsky.social, our Editor examines the major constitutional changes and emerging trends that have shaped the first half of the year: buff.ly/2xy4AlC
Have you caught up with our latest newsletter yet? 📩 Inside: analysis of constitutional developments in Senegal and Greece, 20+ country updates, and new IDEA publications on post-coup constitutions and the public service. 🔗 Read now: buff.ly/7dRueKR 📬 Subscribe for free: buff.ly/y4wJeZd
🏛️ Elected officials set the agenda, but it is permanent, professional, non-partisan officials who make government work. Our new Primer explores how constitutional design can support an effective, accountable and inclusive public service. Read now: buff.ly/fWt9WaD
Our new policy brief examines the changing political and geostrategic landscape in #Mali, #BurkinaFaso and #Niger, offering practical pathways for engagement that recognize today's realities while keeping inclusion and accountability at the forefront. Read more: buff.ly/S2Ze8mF
Our June newsletter is live 📩 This month, we look at Senegal's reforms amid a president-parliament rift, and Greece's modernization drive shadowed by public trust concerns. We also present 20+ global updates and two new IDEA reports. 🔗 Read now: buff.ly/7dRueKR 📬 Sign up for free: buff.ly/y4wJeZd
💡New report: After coups in Burkina Faso, Chad & Mali, all three countries turned to constitutional reform, but do their new texts genuinely restore democratic order, or concentrate power further? Read the full comparative analysis by Thibaut Noël: buff.ly/wHRhwIm
🏛️ A strong democracy needs more than elections, it also needs a professional, impartial and effective public service. Our new Primer explores how constitutional design can help protect public administration, strengthen good governance and safeguard the rule of law. Read it now: buff.ly/fWt9WaD
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Do your constitutional rights include: 🤝 Gender equality? 🌱 Environmental protection? 🪶 Protection for Indigenous peoples? Use our assessment tools to find out: constitutionnet.org/tools-databa...
📝 What happens to a constitution after a coup? Our new report explores how Burkina Faso, Chad and Mali have used constitutional texts to frame political transitions following military takeovers, and what this means for restoring constitutional order and democratic governance: buff.ly/wHRhwIm
🧵🗞️ Global constitutional news you may have missed this week from ConstitutionNet:
A constitution is only as strong as the institutions that defend it. Our latest report explores how courts, lawyers and bar associations in Bangladesh, Ghana and Syria are navigating political pressure, rebuilding public trust, and shaping democratic futures. Read the full report: buff.ly/tmNGsob
📝 Have you read our latest analysis? As tensions deepen between President Faye and his former ally Ousmane Sonko, what does the growing political divide mean for Senegal’s ambitious reform agenda? Read now: buff.ly/Srh5dOL
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A powerful reminder from our latest report on the role of courts and lawyers in constitutional transition. Women judges don't just fill seats, they shift conversations, shape reasoning, and bring lived experience into the courtroom. 🔗 Read the full report: buff.ly/yyltw3Q
Haven't read our May 2026 Constitution Building newsletter yet? 🗞️ Catch up on Algeria's sweeping constitutional reforms, Hungary's post-Orbán reset, and 15+ country updates from across the globe: buff.ly/WQrLVtb 📬 Not subscribed yet? Sign up for free: buff.ly/y4wJeZd
New analysis 👉 Senegal's proposed reforms aim to rebalance executive power and strengthen democratic institutions. But their success may depend less on the text itself than on the growing political divide between President Faye and President of the National Assembly Sonko: buff.ly/Srh5dOL
In a world where attacks on the judiciary are on the rise, building a strong and independent judicial branch matters more than ever ⚖️ Explore how systems protect the judiciary through judicial appointments, tenure and removal, immunity, and accountability: constitutionnet.org/primers
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