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What does it take to move from a centralized system to federalism or devolution? 🏛️Our brief explains the challenges and options for organizing government power across multiple levels to improve accountability and responsiveness: buff.ly/C2Ie7aN
Implementing Federalism
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October 9, 2026 at 3:55 PM
What does it take to move from a centralized system to federalism or devolution? 🏛️Our brief explains the challenges and options for organizing government power across multiple levels to improve accountability and responsiveness: buff.ly/C2Ie7aN
🧵🗞️ 5 global constitutional news you may have missed this week from ConstitutionNet:
October 9, 2026 at 7:26 AM
🧵🗞️ 5 global constitutional news you may have missed this week from ConstitutionNet:
💭 Have you read our latest analysis?
#Ghana is moving ahead with constitutional reform, but not all of the Constitution Review Committee’s recommendations survived the government’s review.
Our latest piece examines what changed, the debates that followed, and what comes next: buff.ly/Hznazzw
#Ghana is moving ahead with constitutional reform, but not all of the Constitution Review Committee’s recommendations survived the government’s review.
Our latest piece examines what changed, the debates that followed, and what comes next: buff.ly/Hznazzw
October 8, 2026 at 10:36 AM
💭 Have you read our latest analysis?
#Ghana is moving ahead with constitutional reform, but not all of the Constitution Review Committee’s recommendations survived the government’s review.
Our latest piece examines what changed, the debates that followed, and what comes next: buff.ly/Hznazzw
#Ghana is moving ahead with constitutional reform, but not all of the Constitution Review Committee’s recommendations survived the government’s review.
Our latest piece examines what changed, the debates that followed, and what comes next: buff.ly/Hznazzw
Want to build a constitution that truly protects #women’s rights? 🤝⚖️Our Tool helps you assess constitutions through a gender equality lens and analyse the most critical issues affecting women’s rights: buff.ly/9PsHlWK
Constitution Assessment for Women's Equality
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October 7, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Want to build a constitution that truly protects #women’s rights? 🤝⚖️Our Tool helps you assess constitutions through a gender equality lens and analyse the most critical issues affecting women’s rights: buff.ly/9PsHlWK
💌 Missed our last constitution building newsletter?
✍️ Expert analyses on #Guyana, #Mauritius and #Mexico
🌍 20+ constitutional news from around the world
📚 Key resources & upcoming events
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✍️ Expert analyses on #Guyana, #Mauritius and #Mexico
🌍 20+ constitutional news from around the world
📚 Key resources & upcoming events
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October 7, 2026 at 9:15 AM
💌 Missed our last constitution building newsletter?
✍️ Expert analyses on #Guyana, #Mauritius and #Mexico
🌍 20+ constitutional news from around the world
📚 Key resources & upcoming events
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✍️ Expert analyses on #Guyana, #Mauritius and #Mexico
🌍 20+ constitutional news from around the world
📚 Key resources & upcoming events
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📜How can constitutions protect your rights to education, healthcare, housing, and fair work?
Our primer breaks down why these rights matter and how they can be included in constitutions: buff.ly/2ca251r
Our primer breaks down why these rights matter and how they can be included in constitutions: buff.ly/2ca251r
Social and Economic Rights
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October 6, 2026 at 2:56 PM
📜How can constitutions protect your rights to education, healthcare, housing, and fair work?
Our primer breaks down why these rights matter and how they can be included in constitutions: buff.ly/2ca251r
Our primer breaks down why these rights matter and how they can be included in constitutions: buff.ly/2ca251r
🌍 What’s shaping constitutional change around the world?
Our new Annual Review of Constitution Building explores reform, political transitions, and Gen Z mobilisation in #Bangladesh, #Ghana, #Palestine, #Syria, #Nepal and #Madagascar.
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Our new Annual Review of Constitution Building explores reform, political transitions, and Gen Z mobilisation in #Bangladesh, #Ghana, #Palestine, #Syria, #Nepal and #Madagascar.
📖 Read now: buff.ly/QOo927R
October 5, 2026 at 9:47 AM
🌍 What’s shaping constitutional change around the world?
Our new Annual Review of Constitution Building explores reform, political transitions, and Gen Z mobilisation in #Bangladesh, #Ghana, #Palestine, #Syria, #Nepal and #Madagascar.
📖 Read now: buff.ly/QOo927R
Our new Annual Review of Constitution Building explores reform, political transitions, and Gen Z mobilisation in #Bangladesh, #Ghana, #Palestine, #Syria, #Nepal and #Madagascar.
📖 Read now: buff.ly/QOo927R
How do constitutions protect minorities within minorities?
Our brief explores the challenge of ethnic minorities within minorities in federal systems: buff.ly/tv1eTAP
Our brief explores the challenge of ethnic minorities within minorities in federal systems: buff.ly/tv1eTAP
Protecting Ethnic Minorities within Minorities
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October 2, 2026 at 3:55 PM
How do constitutions protect minorities within minorities?
Our brief explores the challenge of ethnic minorities within minorities in federal systems: buff.ly/tv1eTAP
Our brief explores the challenge of ethnic minorities within minorities in federal systems: buff.ly/tv1eTAP
🧵🗞️ 5 global constitutional news you may have missed this week from ConstitutionNet:
October 2, 2026 at 7:06 AM
🧵🗞️ 5 global constitutional news you may have missed this week from ConstitutionNet:
📢 New piece!
#Ghana’s constitutional reform process has entered a new phase.
What does the government’s Position Paper mean for the country’s proposed reforms, and what questions remain over the process?
Read our latest analysis on the path ahead: buff.ly/Hznazzw
#Ghana’s constitutional reform process has entered a new phase.
What does the government’s Position Paper mean for the country’s proposed reforms, and what questions remain over the process?
Read our latest analysis on the path ahead: buff.ly/Hznazzw
October 1, 2026 at 7:34 AM
📢 New piece!
#Ghana’s constitutional reform process has entered a new phase.
What does the government’s Position Paper mean for the country’s proposed reforms, and what questions remain over the process?
Read our latest analysis on the path ahead: buff.ly/Hznazzw
#Ghana’s constitutional reform process has entered a new phase.
What does the government’s Position Paper mean for the country’s proposed reforms, and what questions remain over the process?
Read our latest analysis on the path ahead: buff.ly/Hznazzw
How do constitutions shape natural resource governance in post-conflict settings? 🌿
Our paper explores why natural resource governance is often missing from political settlements and what can help increase levels of financial accountability: buff.ly/40ISX4b
Our paper explores why natural resource governance is often missing from political settlements and what can help increase levels of financial accountability: buff.ly/40ISX4b
Shaping the Post-Conflict Landscape? The Role of Constitutions in Natural Resource Governance
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September 30, 2026 at 2:26 PM
How do constitutions shape natural resource governance in post-conflict settings? 🌿
Our paper explores why natural resource governance is often missing from political settlements and what can help increase levels of financial accountability: buff.ly/40ISX4b
Our paper explores why natural resource governance is often missing from political settlements and what can help increase levels of financial accountability: buff.ly/40ISX4b
🗞️ In our September constitution building newsletter:
✍️ Expert analyses on #Guyana, #Mauritius and #Mexico
🌍 20+ constitutional news from around the world
📚 Key resources & upcoming events
🔗 Read now: buff.ly/bS80Mfg
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✍️ Expert analyses on #Guyana, #Mauritius and #Mexico
🌍 20+ constitutional news from around the world
📚 Key resources & upcoming events
🔗 Read now: buff.ly/bS80Mfg
👉 Subscribe: bit.ly/3IguwEy
September 30, 2026 at 7:08 AM
🗞️ In our September constitution building newsletter:
✍️ Expert analyses on #Guyana, #Mauritius and #Mexico
🌍 20+ constitutional news from around the world
📚 Key resources & upcoming events
🔗 Read now: buff.ly/bS80Mfg
👉 Subscribe: bit.ly/3IguwEy
✍️ Expert analyses on #Guyana, #Mauritius and #Mexico
🌍 20+ constitutional news from around the world
📚 Key resources & upcoming events
🔗 Read now: buff.ly/bS80Mfg
👉 Subscribe: bit.ly/3IguwEy
How can constitutions be more inclusive? Our primers explore how they can reflect plural identities, interests, and priorities:
🧩Religion–State Relations: buff.ly/vEL5plP
🧩Official Language Designation: buff.ly/hHDQz01
🧩Federalism: buff.ly/ggfoCYb
🧩Religion–State Relations: buff.ly/vEL5plP
🧩Official Language Designation: buff.ly/hHDQz01
🧩Federalism: buff.ly/ggfoCYb
September 29, 2026 at 2:56 PM
How can constitutions be more inclusive? Our primers explore how they can reflect plural identities, interests, and priorities:
🧩Religion–State Relations: buff.ly/vEL5plP
🧩Official Language Designation: buff.ly/hHDQz01
🧩Federalism: buff.ly/ggfoCYb
🧩Religion–State Relations: buff.ly/vEL5plP
🧩Official Language Designation: buff.ly/hHDQz01
🧩Federalism: buff.ly/ggfoCYb
🌍 What happened in constitution building around the world in 2025?
Our Annual Review of Constitution Building brings together key developments from across the year, highlighting important trends, challenges and lessons for constitution-making and reform around the world.
Read now: buff.ly/n5X1vkF
Our Annual Review of Constitution Building brings together key developments from across the year, highlighting important trends, challenges and lessons for constitution-making and reform around the world.
Read now: buff.ly/n5X1vkF
September 28, 2026 at 7:01 AM
🌍 What happened in constitution building around the world in 2025?
Our Annual Review of Constitution Building brings together key developments from across the year, highlighting important trends, challenges and lessons for constitution-making and reform around the world.
Read now: buff.ly/n5X1vkF
Our Annual Review of Constitution Building brings together key developments from across the year, highlighting important trends, challenges and lessons for constitution-making and reform around the world.
Read now: buff.ly/n5X1vkF
🕊️ How are constitutions made in fragile and conflict-affected settings? Explore our Database, a searchable resource tracking constitution-building processes across more than 200 data points in eight different stages: buff.ly/NBKsRtv
Database on Constitution-Building Processes in Fragile Settings
The Database on Constitution-Building Processes in Fragile Settings is a continuously updated online database on constitution-building processes in fragile and conflict-affected settings. The fully se
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September 25, 2026 at 3:55 PM
🕊️ How are constitutions made in fragile and conflict-affected settings? Explore our Database, a searchable resource tracking constitution-building processes across more than 200 data points in eight different stages: buff.ly/NBKsRtv
🧵🗞️ 5 global constitutional news you may have missed this week from ConstitutionNet:
September 25, 2026 at 7:06 AM
🧵🗞️ 5 global constitutional news you may have missed this week from ConstitutionNet:
What happens when a region wants to break away? 🗺️
Our brief explains how countries handle secession, whether they allow it, ban it, or stay silent. Learn about the key choices that shape a country’s future: buff.ly/8CgkhaJ
Our brief explains how countries handle secession, whether they allow it, ban it, or stay silent. Learn about the key choices that shape a country’s future: buff.ly/8CgkhaJ
Secession: Constitution Brief
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September 23, 2026 at 2:26 PM
What happens when a region wants to break away? 🗺️
Our brief explains how countries handle secession, whether they allow it, ban it, or stay silent. Learn about the key choices that shape a country’s future: buff.ly/8CgkhaJ
Our brief explains how countries handle secession, whether they allow it, ban it, or stay silent. Learn about the key choices that shape a country’s future: buff.ly/8CgkhaJ
✍️ Have you read our last piece?
#Guyana’s constitutional reform process is finally moving forward, but important questions remain about the Commission’s composition, the reform process, and the path ahead: buff.ly/dh102kS
#Guyana’s constitutional reform process is finally moving forward, but important questions remain about the Commission’s composition, the reform process, and the path ahead: buff.ly/dh102kS
September 23, 2026 at 10:43 AM
✍️ Have you read our last piece?
#Guyana’s constitutional reform process is finally moving forward, but important questions remain about the Commission’s composition, the reform process, and the path ahead: buff.ly/dh102kS
#Guyana’s constitutional reform process is finally moving forward, but important questions remain about the Commission’s composition, the reform process, and the path ahead: buff.ly/dh102kS
How do constitutional systems balance power, and who keeps it in check? Explore our primers on:
🕵️Fourth-Branch Institutions: buff.ly/aMHiKGc
🏛️Government Formation and Removal: buff.ly/Ik3F0aD
👑Constitutional Monarchs: buff.ly/95p5e4T
🕵️Fourth-Branch Institutions: buff.ly/aMHiKGc
🏛️Government Formation and Removal: buff.ly/Ik3F0aD
👑Constitutional Monarchs: buff.ly/95p5e4T
September 22, 2026 at 2:56 PM
How do constitutional systems balance power, and who keeps it in check? Explore our primers on:
🕵️Fourth-Branch Institutions: buff.ly/aMHiKGc
🏛️Government Formation and Removal: buff.ly/Ik3F0aD
👑Constitutional Monarchs: buff.ly/95p5e4T
🕵️Fourth-Branch Institutions: buff.ly/aMHiKGc
🏛️Government Formation and Removal: buff.ly/Ik3F0aD
👑Constitutional Monarchs: buff.ly/95p5e4T
🎧 A new way to engage with ConstitutionNet
You can now listen to our Voices from the Field articles.
Whether you’re commuting, taking a break, or simply prefer listening, our new audio feature makes it easier to stay connected to constitutional developments.
Just press play: buff.ly/5c2WKQz
You can now listen to our Voices from the Field articles.
Whether you’re commuting, taking a break, or simply prefer listening, our new audio feature makes it easier to stay connected to constitutional developments.
Just press play: buff.ly/5c2WKQz
September 21, 2026 at 8:01 AM
🎧 A new way to engage with ConstitutionNet
You can now listen to our Voices from the Field articles.
Whether you’re commuting, taking a break, or simply prefer listening, our new audio feature makes it easier to stay connected to constitutional developments.
Just press play: buff.ly/5c2WKQz
You can now listen to our Voices from the Field articles.
Whether you’re commuting, taking a break, or simply prefer listening, our new audio feature makes it easier to stay connected to constitutional developments.
Just press play: buff.ly/5c2WKQz
🧵🗞️ 5 global constitutional news you may have missed this week from ConstitutionNet:
September 19, 2026 at 9:00 AM
🧵🗞️ 5 global constitutional news you may have missed this week from ConstitutionNet:
🌍📝 When Indigenous Peoples are meaningfully included in constitution-making, their rights can be better protected.
Our Tool helps assess how well constitutions reflect and protect Indigenous rights: buff.ly/UmgDDxa
Our Tool helps assess how well constitutions reflect and protect Indigenous rights: buff.ly/UmgDDxa
Indigenous Peoples' Rights in Constitutions Assessment Tool
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September 18, 2026 at 3:55 PM
🌍📝 When Indigenous Peoples are meaningfully included in constitution-making, their rights can be better protected.
Our Tool helps assess how well constitutions reflect and protect Indigenous rights: buff.ly/UmgDDxa
Our Tool helps assess how well constitutions reflect and protect Indigenous rights: buff.ly/UmgDDxa
In Chapter 6 of our Annual Review of Constitution-Building, Eva Montero Ibarra explores how digital speech regulation in #Pakistan and #SriLanka is reshaping freedom of expression and transforming constitutional rights without formal constitutional amendment: buff.ly/sqUxfm7
September 18, 2026 at 8:01 AM
In Chapter 6 of our Annual Review of Constitution-Building, Eva Montero Ibarra explores how digital speech regulation in #Pakistan and #SriLanka is reshaping freedom of expression and transforming constitutional rights without formal constitutional amendment: buff.ly/sqUxfm7
In Chapter 5 of our Annual Review, Alexandra Oancea examines how constitutional reforms in #Chad, #Djibouti, #Guinea, #ElSalvador, and #Nicaragua have been used to extend presidential tenure, restrict political competition, and weaken checks on executive power: buff.ly/sqUxfm7
September 17, 2026 at 8:01 AM
In Chapter 5 of our Annual Review, Alexandra Oancea examines how constitutional reforms in #Chad, #Djibouti, #Guinea, #ElSalvador, and #Nicaragua have been used to extend presidential tenure, restrict political competition, and weaken checks on executive power: buff.ly/sqUxfm7
Do territorial claims shape constitution-making during moments of political change? 🌍
Our paper explores how territorial demands influence constitution-making processes and constitutional design during transitions and as part of complex negotiations: buff.ly/RiauAVL
Our paper explores how territorial demands influence constitution-making processes and constitutional design during transitions and as part of complex negotiations: buff.ly/RiauAVL
September 16, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Do territorial claims shape constitution-making during moments of political change? 🌍
Our paper explores how territorial demands influence constitution-making processes and constitutional design during transitions and as part of complex negotiations: buff.ly/RiauAVL
Our paper explores how territorial demands influence constitution-making processes and constitutional design during transitions and as part of complex negotiations: buff.ly/RiauAVL