Publication

This report explores the role new technologies, such as the internet, mobile phones, Facebook and Twitter, are playing in increasing participation in constitution-making. More specifically, the authors look at how using technology during the constitution-making process can strengthen the trust between citizen and government, build national unity, and promote reconciliation. Citing examples in Iceland, Ghana, and Somalia (among others), they illustrate the scope of these new technologies, the risks, and what may come from them in the future.