Political Culture and Constitutionalism: A Comparative Approach

This work is a cross-national examination of the relationship between political culture and constitutionalism. The countries studied include Nigeria, Turkey and Japan. Questions explored include whether constitutions must evolve and whether constitutionalism is only a western concept. Introduction; Part I Evolutionary Constitutionalism; Chapter 1 Political Culture and Constitutionalism in Britain, William B. Gwyn; Chapter 2 American Political Culture and Constitutionalism, Daniel P. Franklin; Chapter 3 Canada: Two Nations, One State?, Gregory S. Mahler; Part II Constitutionalism in “Remade” Democracies; Chapter 4 The Federal Republic of Germany, Michael J. Baun; Chapter 5 Political Culture and Constitutionalism in Japan, John O. Haley; Part III Constitutionalism and Modernization in the Semiperiphery; Chapter 6 Constitutionalism and Political Culture in Mexico: How Deep the Foundations?, Howard J. Wiarda; Chapter 7 Constitutionalism and Political Culture in Turkey, Marcie J. Patton; Part IV Constitutionalism in Postcolonial States; Chapter 8 Constitutionalism, Democracy, and Political Culture in India, Sankaran Krishna; Chapter 9 Constitutionalism in Egypt, Nathan J. Brown, Roni Amit; Chapter 10 Institutions, Political Culture, and Constitutionalism in Nigeria, Rotimi T. Suberu; concl Conclusion;