02090     2200217   4500001002100000005001500021035002000036007000300056008003900059020001800098082000800116084001400124100001800138245008600156250001600242260003100258300001400289500007500303650002400378520147000402INLIS00000000001008420210920101719  a0010-0921000119ta210920                |          | |    a9781315814544  a342  a342 KJA c0 aKjaer, Poul F1 aConstitutionalism in the Global Realm :bA Sociological Approach /cPoul F. Kjaer  a1st Edition  aLondon :bRoutledge,c2014  a186 pages  a<a href="https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781315814544">e-book</a> 4aConstitutional law.  aThis book develops a sociologically informed theory of constitutionalism in the global realm, addressing both national and transnational forms of constitutional ordering. The book begins with the argument that current approaches to constitutionalism remain tied to a state-based conception of constitutions, and overlooks underlying structural transformations that trigger the emergence of constitutional forms of ordering. Poul F. Kjaer aims to address this shortcoming by offering a sociological and historically informed analysis of the evolution of constitutionalism in the face of globalisation. The analysis contextualises on-going constitutional developments through the use of a long-term historical perspective, which is capable of highlighting the impact of deeper structural transformations unfolding within society.

The book looks at the ways in which national and transnational legal forms have evolved alongside one another. It demonstrates that the formation of global constitutions has not resulted in a corresponding decrease in the power of nation states, but instead, legal and political aspects of both the nation state and the transnational have been reconfigured and intensified in a mutually supportive manner.

In combining insights from a range of fields, this interdisciplinary book will be of great interest to students and scholars of constitutional law, sociology, global governance studies, and legal, social and political theory.