'Chile’s two recent attempts to draft a new constitution were among the world’s most closely watched and consequential constitutional developments of the past decade. Both drafting processes were thoughtfully designed and highly participatory, yet ultimately unsuccessful. The Law and Politics of Constitution Making: Lessons from Chile brings together reflections from leading constitutional scholars, social scientists, and direct participants in those efforts. The volume offers the most comprehensive examination to date of what transpired, why it failed, and what the world can learn from Chile’s experience.Adam Chilton, Dean and Howard G. Krane Professor of Law, University of Chicago Law School'This interdisciplinary volume provides extraordinary insight into Chile’s two recent failed constitution-making episodes, including perspectives by leading academic experts and insiders to both processes. This is an indispensable resource for anyone interested in understanding the Chilean processes, and the complexities of constitutional change more broadly.'David Landau, Tobias Simon Eminent Scholar Chair, Florida State University College of Law'This book is a major contribution to global understanding of the challenges of making a new Constitution in the 21st century. Written by Chile specialists from diverse perspectives, it demonstrates how social, political, and legal context shape processes and determine outcomes. A fascinating study; not to be missed.'Cheryl Saunders, Laureate Professor Emeritus, University of Melbourne, Australia'The Law and Politics of Constitution Making is a remarkable book: It focuses on the most spectacular, highlighted, iterated, and aborted process of constitutional revision and replacement of the twenty-first century. It involves the positions and analyses of academics, experts, and practitioners. It covers the different stages of the project. It explains how the agenda setters (constitution-making bodies) selected extreme political proposals which led to two rejections of constitutional drafts and the final survival of the Pinochet constitution after its solid rejection by referendum by the Chilean people. A book highlighting the fascinating details of a very controversial and complicated political process.'George Tsebelis, Anatol Rapoport Collegiate Professor of Political Science, University of Michigan, USA
