1st Edition
Constitutional Conventions Theories, Practices and Dynamics
1. Introduction: New Research Directions in Constitutional Conventions
Nicholas Barry, Narelle Miragliotta, Zim Nwokora and Haig Patapan
2. What are Constitutional Conventions? Common Law, Legal Positivism and Liberal Perspectives
Haig Patapan
3. Morality versus Strategy: Constitutional Conventions through the Lens of Political Motivation
Zim Nwokora
4. Conventions All the Way Down: The Emergence of Parliamentary Conventions over MP Qualifications
Graeme Orr
5. How Constitutional Actors Resist Conventions Without Breaking Them: The Case of UK’s Salisbury Convention
Narelle Miragliotta and Frank Algra-Maschio
6. How Do Constitutional Changes Affect Conventions and Constitutional Identity? A Case Study of a Republic in Australia
Sarah Murray
7. Populism and Constitutional Conventions
Nicholas Barry
8. The Breakdown of Constitutional Norms in the United States
James P. Pfiffner
9. Strategic Development of Constitutional Conventions on Succession under Authoritarian State: The Case of China
Baogang He
10. Constitutional Conventions in Central Europe: When Two Are Doing the Same It Is Not Always the Same
David Kosař & Attila Vincze
Biography
Nicholas Barry is Senior Lecturer in Politics at La Trobe University, Australia.
Narelle Miragliotta is Associate Professor in Politics and Policy at Murdoch University, Australia.
Zim Nwokora is Associate Professor in Politics and Policy Studies at Deakin University, Australia.
Haig Patapan is Professor in the School of Government and International Relations at Griffith University, Australia.
