27: Constitutional Law and Jurisprudence

Mark Brandon, Vanderbilt University, mark.brandon@law.vanderbilt.edu
Pamela Brandwein, University of Michigan, pbrand@umich.edu

The program chairs for the annual meeting have encouraged us to consider themes of change and complexity as they bear on political phenomena. The Division of Constitutional Law and Jurisprudence welcomes all papers and proposals but encourages submissions that connect the meeting=s twin themes with the study of constitutionalism, constitutional law (broadly conceived), and jurisprudence. Possible substantive areas might include: the tension between continuity and change in constitutional orders; the relations among public law, political institutions, and social forms and practices; modes of and limits to constitutional change; legitimacy and constitutional change; evolution and revolution in constitutional orders; the internationalization of constitutional law; and the relations among law, politics, economy, and morality. Studies of constitutional law outside of courts are welcome, as are studies that draw on approaches and perspectives of other disciplines. In light of the meeting's location, comparative approaches and international themes are especially appropriate. For proposals for panels, the Division invites submissions that balance the participation of senior scholars, junior scholars, and graduate students. For proposed book panels, the Division encourages submissions that include more than one book, particularly submissions that pair the work of an established scholar with that of an emerging scholar.