Democratic Consolidation in Eastern Europe Volume 1: Institutional Engineering
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Seizing the Opportunity Seizing the Opportunity
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Constitutional Engineering Begins Constitutional Engineering Begins
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Engineering Citizenship Engineering Citizenship
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Parliamentarism versus Presidentialism Parliamentarism versus Presidentialism
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The Assembly's First Draft The Assembly's First Draft
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Public Discussion of the First Draft Public Discussion of the First Draft
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Rounding the Constitutional Corners Rounding the Constitutional Corners
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New Institutions at Work New Institutions at Work
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Fundamental Rights and Duties Fundamental Rights and Duties
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Social Welfare Rights Social Welfare Rights
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Judicial and Constitutional Review Judicial and Constitutional Review
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The President The President
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The Parliament The Parliament
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Local Government Local Government
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Non‐Citizens and Minorities Non‐Citizens and Minorities
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Conclusion Conclusion
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4 Estonia: Positive and Negative Institutional Engineering
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Published:14 June 2001
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Abstract
Outlines Estonia's path to a new constitution along with an assessment of the new institutions in place since 1992. Because of constant political conflict, Pettai argues that the constitution‐making process was essential for creating the basis for conflict resolution and democratic consolidation. The chapter describes how Estonian leaders grappled with important aspects of their new democracy, including fundamental rights and duties, social welfare rights, judicial and constitutional review, the relationship between the president and the parliament, local government, minorities, and non‐citizens. Special attention is paid to the presidentialism versus parliamentarism debate. The author argues that institutional engineering enabled Estonia's leaders to secure its statehood and contributed to its economic development, European integration, and social progress.
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