Kenya's New Constitution
On 4 August 2010, Kenyans voted to adopt a new constitution, culminating a process that began as part of a resolution to the violent conflict that followed the December 2007 elections. By reducing executive power, devolving authority, and guaranteeing rights to women, minorities, and marginalized co...
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| author | Kramon, Eric Posner, Daniel N. |
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| description | On 4 August 2010, Kenyans voted to adopt a new constitution, culminating a process that began as part of a resolution to the violent conflict that followed the December 2007 elections. By reducing executive power, devolving authority, and guaranteeing rights to women, minorities, and marginalized communities, the constitution has the potential to transform Kenyan politics. Political and logistical obstacles will, however, pose a challenge to implementation. Yet that the constitution has been adopted amidst a broader trend toward the institutionalization of political power in Africa—a context in which formal constitutional rules are increasingly consequential—provides cause for cautious optimism. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/718352022-09-26T09:48:55Z Kenya's New Constitution Kramon, Eric Posner, Daniel N. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Political Science Posner, Daniel N. Posner, Daniel N. On 4 August 2010, Kenyans voted to adopt a new constitution, culminating a process that began as part of a resolution to the violent conflict that followed the December 2007 elections. By reducing executive power, devolving authority, and guaranteeing rights to women, minorities, and marginalized communities, the constitution has the potential to transform Kenyan politics. Political and logistical obstacles will, however, pose a challenge to implementation. Yet that the constitution has been adopted amidst a broader trend toward the institutionalization of political power in Africa—a context in which formal constitutional rules are increasingly consequential—provides cause for cautious optimism. 2012-07-26T14:39:09Z 2012-07-26T14:39:09Z 2011-04 Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 1086-3214 1045-5736 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/71835 Kramon, Eric, and Daniel N. Posner. “Kenya’s New Constitution.” Journal of Democracy 22.2 (2011): 89–103. Web. en_US http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/jod.2011.0026 Journal of Democracy Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ application/pdf John Hopkins University Press Posner |
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