This book challenges traditional theories of constitution-making to advance an alternative view of constitutions as being founded on power which rests on violence. It will be essential reading for academics and researchers working in the areas of constitutional law and politics, legal and political theory, and constitutional history.

This book offers a multi-discursive analysis of the constitutional foundations for peaceful coexistence, the constitutional background for discontent and the impact of discontent, and the consequences of conflict and revolution on the constitutional order of a democratic society which may lead to its implosion.