Courting constitutional crises: crisis mitigation by constitutional courts as democratic institutions
Journal: European Journal of Futures Research
Year: 2025

Abstract Constitutional crises are typically considered as among the most profound crisis type, shaking political regime foundations and posing a challenge for democratic futures. This article critically engages with the concept of ‘constitutional crises’, highlighting how the difficulties with determining clear criteria for their occurrence may undermine democracy by non-democratic partisan elites creating a sense of existential threat that necessitates the transfer of more state power to them.