Name: The Politics of Constitutional Rigidity. Unveiling Pathways to Change in Mexico
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Author: Mariana Velasco-Rivera
ISBN: 9780192887320

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The Politics of Constitutional Rigidity. Unveiling Pathways to Change in Mexico

Type

Physical Book

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Author

Mariana Velasco-Rivera

Collection

Oxford Comparative Constitutionalism

Year

2025

Pages

256

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

24.10 x 16.50 x 2.10 cm

ISBN13

9780192887320

The Politics of Constitutional Rigidity. Unveiling Pathways to Change in Mexico

Mariana Velasco-Rivera (Author) · Oxford University Press · Hardcover

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Synopsis "The Politics of Constitutional Rigidity. Unveiling Pathways to Change in Mexico"

This book explores the non-institutional factors affecting constitutional amendments. It proposes a new framework for understanding change, highlighting how political parties, systems, culture, and key actors' decisions shape political entrenchment.

What makes a constitution difficult to amend? Many assume it''s the stringency of the amendment rules, as seen with the U.S. Constitution. However, Mexico, with similar rules, has one of the most amended constitutions globally. So, if it''s not the stringency of the rules, what is it?The Politics of Constitutional Rigidity: Unveiling Pathways to Change in Mexico focuses on Mexico as a case study to explore the non-institutional factors that influence the relative ease of amendment to its constitution. This book proposes a new analytical framework for understanding constitutional change, suggesting that both formal and informal changes occur within an ''economy of change.'' This framework highlights how the interplay of political parties, party systems, constitutional culture, and key political actors'' decisions influence political entrenchment.Timely and original, The Politics of Constitutional Rigidity offers a systematic study of constitutional change and challenges dominant approaches to constitutional rigidity.