The revolutionary constitutions, charismatic leadership, and the rule of law

The revolutionary overthrow of the old regime represents the opening of a new political and constitutional scene, and a moment for the rise of new elites and discourses based on popular legitimacy and charismatic authority, and imposes a new political reality constitutionally expressed. However, the stormy moment of revolution must rearrange its cards, taking into account networks of interests, power struggles, and post-revolution transformations, which requires a careful study of the course of these constitutions and the transformations and crossroads their political systems go through across successive generations. This book chronicles the revolutionary constitutional transformations over the past hundred years, including major milestones such as the two world wars, the collapse of the Soviet Union, the formation of the European Union and its declining attractiveness, and the rise of populist policies. The cases studied in detail include the United States, India, Iran, South Africa, Italy, Poland, France, Burma, and Israel, and the author skillfully combines giving each case special analytical attention to its detailed transformations with building a general model that studies the commonalities among these cases.