Announcements
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CCP co-director helps bring recognition to champion of the 27th Amendment
Thirty-five years after receiving a C- on his university paper about a then-abandoned US constitutional amendment proposal, Gregory Watson is getting his grade changed to an A+. After receiving the disappointing grade in 1982, Watson spearheaded an effort to revive the constitutional proposal, which ultimately resulted in the ratification of the 27th Amendment in 1992.…
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Constitute Serves as Inspiration for New Open Data Project
The Sunlight Foundation has named Constitute as one of the inspirations behind their new Open Data Policies Decoded project, which seeks to connect policy solutions to the open data initiatives and public officials that need them. Read more about the project, and the role that Constitute played in helping to inspire it, here!
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History Channel Website Features CCP Constitution Rankings
In a new article on their website, the History Channel explores our Constitution Rankings to discover the world’s shortest, and longest, national constitutions. Read the article here.
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CCP Co-Director Analyzes Thai Charter Ahead of Referendum
In anticipation of Thailand’s August 7 referendum on a new constitution, International IDEA’s Leena Rikkila Tamang had a conversation with CCP co-director Tom Ginsburg and constitutional law scholar Khemthong Tonsakulrungruang about the drafting process, the content of the draft charter, and the possible political consequences of the referendum. Read the full conversation here.
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Podcast Series Explores the Constitute Project
The Connector – a podcast exploring the world of political science research and teaching at the University of Texas at Austin – has produced a three-part series about Constitute. Host Stuart Tendler sits down with CCP co-director Zachary Elkins and UT graduate student Robert Shaffer to discuss the origins, evolution, and future of the Constitute…