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AbstractIn contrast with the decline of liberal constitutionalism around the world, liberal constitutionalism seems to be resilient in Taiwan. Weaving together several threads of history, law and politics, this article first argues that foreign legal education and identity concerns explain why judicial review and constitutional development more broadly in Taiwan have not only flourished but mirrored both German and American constitutional jurisprudence. Second, it maintains that the case of Taiwan poses another challenge to the concept of global constitutionalism since the number of referenced jurisdictions is quite limited.

Gag rules or the politics of omission / Stephen Holmes -- Democracy as a contingent outcome of conflicts / Adam Przeworski -- Consequences of constitutional choice / Jon Elster -- Liberal constitutionalism and its critics / Rune Slagstad -- Democracy and the rule of law / Francis Sejersted -- Neo-federalism? / Bruce A. Ackerman -- Precommitment and the paradox of democracy / Stephen Holmes -- American constitutionalism and the paradox of private property / Jennifer Nedelsky -- From liberal constitutionalism to corporate pluralism / Francis Sejersted -- Arguments for constitutional choice / Jon Elster -- Constitutions and democracies / Cass R. Sunstein

This work analyzes the liberal constitutionalism of the second half of the 19th century, from a local perspective. The importance of state and municipal powers in this historical process is described. This study described as the federal pact of 1824 generated the conditions for each state entity to create a particular legal framework. This research has a special focus on the political processes that took place in the state of Zacatecas, to explain the participation and influence of the local congress and city councils in the discussion, elaboration and application of the constitutional precepts from 1850 to 1873. We are analysis of the debates on political openness and the implementation of the first direct elections in the state, which reveal the interaction between actors, institutions, laws and political situations. ; El presente artículo analiza el constitucionalismo liberal de la segunda mitad del siglo XIX, desde un enfoque local. Se plantea la importancia de los poderes estatales y municipales en este proceso histórico, mostrando cómo el pacto federal de 1824, generó las condiciones para que cada entidad estatal creara un marco jurídico particular. Pone especial atención en los procesos políticos que se gestaron en el estado de Zacatecas, para explicar la participación e influencia del congreso local y los ayuntamientos en la discusión, la elaboración y la aplicación de los preceptos constitucionales de 1850 a 1873. Se hace un seguimiento de los debates sobre la apertura política y la ejecución de las primeras elecciones directas en el estado, que revelan la interacción entre actores, instituciones, leyes y coyunturas políticas.

__Abstract__ The increasingly fashionable concept and framing of post-secularism aims to construct simplistic dichotomies and clear-cut ruptures between pre-secular, secular and post-secular ages or epochs, in order to paint generalised and homogenised pictures of societies and their inevitable evolution. This conceptual strategy drastically reduces, or even neglects, historical contingency and societal complexity. Against the background of a brief reflection on thepossibilities and limits of a transcultural and transhistorical concept of religion, this article engages in a critical discussion of 'Secularisation and the Conditions of Post-Secularism' from a sociological point of view and critically reflects on some of the 'normative issues of how citizens' of a 'post-secular society should understand themselves'. In this regard, the main assertion is that we should opt to drop both secularism and post-secularism from our constitutional and legal language, and replace it with priority for liberal democracy or, more specifically, with liberal-democratic constitutionalism.

On the limits of constitutional liberalism : in search of constitutional reflexivity / Michael W. Dowdle and Michael A. Wilkinson -- The reconstitution of Postwar Europe : liberal excesses, democratic deficiencies / Michael A. Wilkinson -- Constitutional drift : spontaneous co-evolution of social "idea" and legal "forms" / Gunther Teubner -- "Constitutionalism beyond liberalism" in Indonesian competition regulation : recognizing the constitutional role of dominium / Michael W. Dowdle -- Social intuitions in the shadow of liberal constitutionalism : an Indian perspective / Mathew John -- On constituent power / Martin Loughlin -- Socialist constitutionalism in contemporary China / Baogang He -- Islamic constitutionalism beyond liberalism / Clark Lombardi -- Rousseau's radical constitutionalism and its legacy / Marco Goldoni -- Constitutional trajectory In Malaysia : constitutionalism without consensus? / Andrew Harding -- A sense of grievance and the quest for freedom : South Africa's constitution? the struggle continues / Hugh Corder.