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Case Files
Each case study starts with a case file or coding form that poses over 100 questions about constitution writing. The main purpose of these forms is to make it possible to draw tight comparisons across cases. Casual users who want more information than our prose summaries offer may find the case files helpful, but scholars are the main audience.
We encourage users to convey corrections and provide us with missing information, if problems exist. Those who use this material in their work should use the citation form that appears under "credits."
The case files are in Excel Format. Accessibility depends on the version of Excel installed on your computer. If the file appears but does not show a scroll arrow, go to the Excel menu and click on “Open New Window.” This step should remedy most problems.
- Column one contains a variable name that corresponds to a variable in the main database.
- Column two contains the text of the question to which the variable refers.
- Column three contains the original numerical code research assistants assigned. (In a few cases there may be a discrepancy between the database and the case file. In these instances, additional research went into the database and the value in the database governs. We have tried to remedy all discrepancies.)
- Column four contains explanatory notes.
- Column five says where we obtained the information. The short citations refer to authors/publications and page numbers cited in full form in the bibliography (see menu).
Afghanistan 1977
Afghanistan 1987
Afghanistan 2003
Albania 1998
Algeria 1976
Algeria 1989
Algeria 1996
Angola 1992
Argentina 1994
Armenia 1995
Azerbaijan 1995
Bangladesh 1975
Bangladesh 1979
Bangladesh 1991
Belarus 1994
Belarus 1996
Benin 1977
Benin 1990
Bolivia 1994
Bosnia-Herzegovina 1995
Brazil 1988
Bulgaria 1991
Burundi 1977
Burkina Faso 1977
Burkina Faso 1991
Burkina Faso 1997
Burundi 1981
Burundi 1992
Burundi 2001
Cambodia 1976
Cambodia 1981
Cambodia 1993
Cameroon 1996
Cape Verde 1992
Central African Republic 1976
Central African Republic 1986
Central African Republic 1992
Central African Republic 1994
Chad 1989
Chad 1996
Chile 1980
Chile 1989
Colombia 1991
Comoros 1989
Comoros 1992
Comoros 1996
Comoros 2002
Congo, Republic of 1979
Congo, Republic of 1992
Congo, Republic of 2002
Cote d’Ivoire 2000
Croatia 1990
Croatia 2000
Czech Republic 1992
Djibouti 1992
Dominican Republic 1994
East Timor 2002
Ecuador 1978
Ecuador 1998
El Salvador 1983
El Salvador 1992
Equatorial Guinea 1982
Equatorial Guinea 1991
Eritrea 1997
Estonia 1992
Ethiopia 1987
Ethiopia 1994
Fiji 1990
Fiji 1997
Gabon 1991
The Gambia 1996
Georgia 1995
Ghana 1979
Ghana 1992
Greece 1975
Guatemala 1985
Guatemala 1994
Guinea 1990
Guinea-Bissau 1984
Guinea-Bissau 1991
Guyana 1980
Haiti 1983
Haiti 1987
Honduras 1982
Hungary 1989
Indonesia 2002
Iran 1979
Iran 1989
Iraq 2004/5
Kazakhstan 1993
Kazakhstan 1995
Kenya 982
Kenya 1991
Kenya 2004
Kiribati 1979
Kyrgyzstan 1993
Latvia 1993
Latvia 1998
Lebanon 1990
Lesotho 1993
Liberia 1984
Lithuania 1992
Macedonia 1991
Macedonia 2001
Madagascar 1975
Madagascar 1992
Malawi 1995
Maldives 1997
Mali 1992
Marshall Islands 1979
Mauritania 1991
Micronesia, Federated States of 1978
Moldova 1994
Mongolia 1992
Morocco 1996
Mozambique 1990
Namibia 1990
Nepal 1990
Nicaragua 1986
Nicaragua 1995
Niger 1978
Niger 1989
Niger 992
Niger 1996
Niger 1999
Nigeria 1989
Nigeria 1999
Oman 1996
Pakistan 1985
Pakistan 1997
Palau 1992
Paraguay 1992
Peru 1979
Peru 1993
Philippines 1987
Papua New Guinea 1975
Papua New Guinea 1995
Poland 1997
Portugal 1976
Portugal 1982
Qatar 2003
Romania 1991
Russia 1993
Rwanda 1978
Rwanda 1991
Rwanda 2003
Sao Tome 1990
Sao Tome 2003
Seychelles 1993
Sierra Leone 1991
Sierra Leone 1996
Slovakia 1992
Slovenia 1991
Solomon Islands 1978
South Africa 1983
South Africa 1996
South Korea 1980
South Korea 1987
Spain 1978
Sri Lanka 1978
Sri Lanka 1987
Sudan 1998
Suriname 1987
Taiwan 1991
Taiwan 1997
Tajikistan 1994
Tajikistan 1999
Tanzania 1975
Tanzania 1977
Tanzania 1984
Tanzania 1992
Thailand 1976
Thailand 1978
Thailand 1991
Thailand 1997
Togo 1992
Trinidad 1976
Tunisia 1988
Tunisia 2002
Turkey 1982
Turkey 1995
Turkmenistan 1992
Tuvalu 1978
Uganda 1995
Ukraine 1996
USSR 1990
Uzbekistan 1992
Vanuatu 1979
Venezuela 1999
Yemen 1990
Yemen 2001
Yugoslavia 1992
Yugoslavia 2003
Zambia 1991
Zambia 1996
Zimbabwe 1979