TY - BOOK AU - Wing,Susanna D. TI - Constructing Democracy in Transitioning Societies of Africa: Constitutionalism and Deliberation in Mali SN - 0230604633 U1 - 320.96623 22 PY - 2008/// CY - New York PB - Palgrave Macmillan KW - Political participation KW - Mali KW - Democracy KW - Constitutional history KW - Pol KW - February2012 N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-231) and index; Introduction -- Principles of constitutionalism -- Democratic transitions and their legacies in comparative perspective -- Originating participation : the sovereign national conference -- Integrating citizens and the state : decentralization and elections -- Challenges to inclusion : constitutionalism and the rights of women -- Experiments in dialogue -- Dialogue in times of crisis -- Conclusions : dialogue and legitimacy -- Appendix one: data from the question and answer assembly (�Espace d'Interpellation d�emocratique) -- Appendix two: messages received by the Malian National Conference -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0801/2007040028-b.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0801/2007040028-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0801/2007040028-t.html ER -