Constitutions are supposed to provide an enduring structure for politics. Yet only half live more than nine years. Why is it that some constitutions endure whil

Based on original historical data, this book shows that key changes in design can extend constitutional life.

Democracies are in danger. Around the world, a rising wave of populist leaders threatens to erode the core structures of democratic self-rule. In the United Sta

Assesses what we know - and do not know - about comparative constitutional design and particular institutional choices concerning executive power and other issu