Announcements
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Constitute exercises featured in social studies journal
Attention educators! If you’d like to incorporate Constitute into your lesson plans, check out the latest issue of Social Education, the journal of the National Council for the Social Studies, in which we share details about three exercises that we have developed to help students and others engage in constitutional analysis. Read the full article…
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CCP co-director discusses the right to bear arms with PRI
CCP Co-Director Zachary Elkins discusses how constitutions around the world address — or, more often, don’t address — the right to bear arms with PRI’s The World. Listen to the full conversation:
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Introducing Constitute 4.0: Democratic Deepening
The CCP is pleased to announce the roll-out of Version 4.0 of Constitute. The revision introduces an expanded set of constitutional texts and a host of new features that give users more control over their experience. Check out the site to view a select set of draft and historical constitutions, learn about the new log-in…
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Study uses CCP data to look at evolution of constitutions
A study by Alex Rutherford et al. uses CCP data to investigate the evolution of constitutions over time, with the hopes of learning valuable lessons for those seeking to expand constitutional rights. Mila Versteeg, a CCP collaborator, believes the methods used in the study “might be able to move the ball if applied to the…
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¡Constitute en español pronto! (Constitute en español coming soon!)
The CCP and Dejusticia are collaborating to build a Spanish-language version of Constitute. We previewed an early version of Constitute en español at Dejusticia’s intensive course on economic, social, and cultural rights last October — watch the video (in Spanish) to hear from the participants, and keep an eye out for the official launch of…