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Workshop my Paper Series – Grand Narratives of Transition and the Quest for Democratic Constitutionalism: Response to Commentators
Workshop my Paper Series – Grand Narratives of Transition and the Quest for Democratic Constitutionalism: Response to Commentators

Theunis ROUX

Rather than responding to each comment seriatim, I will engage with what I take to be the three main themes running through them: (1) the existence of a diverse tradition of anti-colonial thought in India not fully captured by the dichotomy I draw between the Liberal-Progressivist and Culturalist Grand Narratives (the LPN and CGN); (2) the value of using that dichotomy as a heuristic device for understanding debates over the future of constitutionalism in India and South Africa as against recognising a wider variety of constitutionalisms; and (3) the generalisability beyond India and South Africa of the dialogue I reconstruct between the LPN and the CGN.

Constitutional journeys: critical appraisals
Constitutional journeys: critical appraisals

Sarbani SEN

In his essay, Theunis Roux identifies an important challenge to democratic constitutionalism and one that increasingly appears to jeopardize the democratic constitutional project not only in countries such as India and South Africa but in other countries of the Global South and former colonies

Global Varieties of Constitutionalism and Contestations of Liberalism: How do Theunis Roux’s Grand Narratives on India and South Africa fit in?
Global Varieties of Constitutionalism and Contestations of Liberalism: How do Theunis Roux’s Grand Narratives on India and South Africa fit in?

Michael RIEGNER

In 2016, Mark Tushnet called for “a richer taxonomy of varieties of constitutionalism” that would “unsettle the view that liberal constitutionalism simply is constitutionalism, and that all other varieties are defective”.

Chasing Phantom Constitutions?
Chasing Phantom Constitutions?

Tom DALY

In his book Phantom Architecture, Philip Wilkinson offers that “some of the most exciting buildings in the history of architecture are the ones that never got built”: a mile-high skyscraper; a dome to cover most of downtown Manhattan; an enormous elephant-shaped triumphal arch (where the Arc de Triomphe in Paris now stands).

Beyond a Bimodal Southern Democratic Constitutionalism
Beyond a Bimodal Southern Democratic Constitutionalism

Heinz KLUG

Theunis Roux has made an important contribution in stimulating a debate over the nature of ‘Southern Democratic Constitutionalism’ (SDC) and what he describes as the two approaches to SDC which he places in dialogue with one another while arguing that they together reflect and contribute to a single dynamic version of SDC

The Roux Balm
The Roux Balm

Arghya SENGUPTA

If Lindewe Sisulu, Transport Minister of South Africa, thought that the Constitution of South Africa was like a “Panadol” providing momentary relief, Theunis Roux’s article bringing that Constitution into conversation with the much older Indian Constitution is like a balm. It burns at first blush, but when it settles, it has a soothing feeling.

The Grand Narrative of the Current Transition of Mexican Constitutionalism
The Grand Narrative of the Current Transition of Mexican Constitutionalism

Roberto NIEMBRO

In his interesting article Roux presents us with two grand narratives that describe the constitutionalisms of India and South Africa since the enactment of their constitutions of 1950 and 1996 respectively

Democratic Constitutionalism in India and the Blandishments of Grand Narratives
Democratic Constitutionalism in India and the Blandishments of Grand Narratives

Mathew JOHN

This timely and engaging essay by Theunis Roux sweeps across the democratic constitutionalist project as it is under threat of running aground in India and South Africa with echoes for other countries across the world

Grand Narratives of Constitutional Journeys and the Crisis of Democracy: Introduction to the Blog Symposium
Grand Narratives of Constitutional Journeys and the Crisis of Democracy: Introduction to the Blog Symposium

Anmol JAIN

In his thought-provoking piece of contemporary global relevance, Theunis Roux makes an important intervention in the debates around the design, character, and effects of the Indian and South African constitutions…