List of contributorsPreface1 Authoritarian constitutionalism: coming to terms with modernity's nightmares2 Neoliberalism as a form of authoritarian constitutionalism3 Authoritarian constitutionalism: the South African experience4 Infrastructural power and its possibilities for the constitutional evolution of authoritarian political systems: lessons from China5 Authoritarian constitutionalism in the Islamic world: theoretical considerations and comparative observations on Syria and Turkey6 Authoritarian constitutionalism in Latin America: from past to present7 Authoritarianism and the narrative power of constitutionalism in Venezuela8 Authoritarian constitutionalism in liberal democracies9 French authoritarian constitutionalism and its legacy10 Plus ca change ... the riddle of all Central Asian constitutions11 Constitution of false prophecies: the illiberal transformation of Hungary12 States of authoritarianism in liberal democratic regimes13 Arab constitutionalism and the formalism of authoritarian constitutionalism14 Authoritarian liberalism as authoritarian constitutionalism15 An authoritarization of Japanese constitutionalism?Index