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Editors’ Introduction: Pluralism, Constitutionalism, and Governance

Editors’ Introduction: Pluralism, Constitutionalism, and Governance This symposium arises from a collaboration between MELG and the DEMCON initiative from the University of Victoria, and thereby a creative and fruitful collaboration between the two editors of this special issue, Anver M. Emon and special guest editor James Tully. These collaborations have made possible a series of conversations with members of the fields of Islamic legal history, comparative constitutionalism, and political theory. This special symposium issue is published at a time when we have witnessed a rise in the discourse on “rule of law” 1 amidst the failed policies of U.S. administrations to bring democracy and human rights to various states across the globe (whether through elections, constitutional conventions, judicial training, etc.) regardless of their respective states of development, institutional capacities, and national narratives. 2 Additionally, this double issue comes at a time when policy analysts in government and military institutions recognize that ensuring stable, local mechanisms of ordering is as much a prerequisite for security and good governance as fostering formal bureaucratic state institutions of administration and regulation. While Provincial Reconstruction Teams in Afghanistan have brought military and civilian participants together to enhance the development of effective institution building and accountability, the idea of formal http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Middle East Law and Governance Brill

Editors’ Introduction: Pluralism, Constitutionalism, and Governance

Emon, Anver M.; Tully, James H.
Middle East Law and Governance , Volume 4 (2-3): 189 – Jan 1, 2012
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© 2012 by Koninklijke Brill N.V., Leiden, The Netherlands
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Editors’ Introduction
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1876-3367
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1876-3375
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This symposium arises from a collaboration between MELG and the DEMCON initiative from the University of Victoria, and thereby a creative and fruitful collaboration between the two editors of this special issue, Anver M. Emon and special guest editor James Tully. These collaborations have made possible a series of conversations with members of the fields of Islamic legal history, comparative constitutionalism, and political theory. This special symposium issue is published at a time when we have witnessed a rise in the discourse on “rule of law” 1 amidst the failed policies of U.S. administrations to bring democracy and human rights to various states across the globe (whether through elections, constitutional conventions, judicial training, etc.) regardless of their respective states of development, institutional capacities, and national narratives. 2 Additionally, this double issue comes at a time when policy analysts in government and military institutions recognize that ensuring stable, local mechanisms of ordering is as much a prerequisite for security and good governance as fostering formal bureaucratic state institutions of administration and regulation. While Provincial Reconstruction Teams in Afghanistan have brought military and civilian participants together to enhance the development of effective institution building and accountability, the idea of formal

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