@inbook{39822839d46545c0bdf59ba51d3c153f,
title = "A Call to Pens (Even If Not Mightier than Swords): How Context and Process Prevail over Content in Constitutional Change",
author = "Eisenstadt, {Todd A.} and LeVan, {A. Carl} and Tofigh Maboudi",
note = "Constituents Before Assembly Under what circumstances do new constitutions improve a nation's level of democracy? Between 1974 and 2014, democracy increased in 77 countries following the adoption of a new constitution, but it decreased or stayed the same in 47 others. This book demonstrates that increased participation in the forming of constitutions positively impacts levels of democracy.",
year = "2017",
month = jan,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1017/9781316717080.002",
language = "American English",
booktitle = "A Call to Pens (Even If Not Mightier than Swords): How Context and Process Prevail over Content in Constitutional Change",
}