Book Title: Never Gonna Change?
Subtitle: An Examination of the 1901 Alabama Constitution
Book Description: In stark contrast to the U.S. Constitution, which has become a more democratic document since 1865, Alabama’s 1901 Constitution was designed in response to the nation’s broader democratic aspirations. Though the Alabama Constitution was recompiled in 2022, its spirit continues. Never Gonna Change examines the legacy of the 1901 Constitution and its effects on public policy, people, political culture, and democracy. This collection has chapters that reflect on the factors that influence policy change in the Deep South and the likelihood of constitutional reform; The perseverance of inadequate education funding as a structural feature; The contemporary possibility of change through litigation; The consequences of Alabama tax policy and how it is embedded in the 1901 Constitution; The capacity for a more humane and just prison system; And the role that the Constitution has played in undermining democracy in Alabama. Contributors include: N. Alexander Aguado - University of North Alabama; Brandon L. Blankenship – University of Alabama at Birmingham; J. Tim Collins - University of North Alabama; Susan Pace Hamill – University of Alabama School of Law; Brucie Porter – Auburn University; and Rebecca Short – Clemson University.
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Aguado, N.A. (2024). Preface. In N.A. Aguado (Ed.), Never Gonna Change? An examination of the 1901 Alabama Constitution (pp. 7-9). North Alabama Digital Press @ Collier Library. Download PDF
Short, R., Aguado, N.A., & Collins, J.T. (2024). Policy change in the Deep South: An analysis of three states. In N.A. Aguado (Ed.), Never Gonna Change? An examination of the 1901 Alabama Constitution (pp. 13-32). North Alabama Digital Press @ Collier Library. Download PDF
Porter, B. (2024). The system works as intended: Alabama’s 1901 Constitution and financing public education. In N.A. Aguado (Ed.), Never Gonna Change? An examination of the 1901 Alabama Constitution (pp. 33-56). North Alabama Digital Press @ Collier Library. Download PDF
Hamill, S.P. (2024). The Elusiveness of Tax and Constitutional Reform. In N.A. Aguado (Ed.), Never Gonna Change? An examination of the 1901 Alabama Constitution (pp. 57-92). North. Alabama Digital Press @ Collier Library. Download PDF
Blankenship, B.L. (2024). A new way forward for Alabama prisons. In N.A. Aguado, (Ed.), Never Gonna Change? An examination of the 1901 Alabama Constitution (pp. 93-126). North Alabama Digital Press @ Collier Library. Download PDF
Aguado, N.A. (2024). Political Indifference and the Withering of Democracy in Alabama. In N.A. Aguado (Ed.), Never Gonna Change? An examination of the 1901 Alabama Constitution (pp. 127-148). North Alabama Digital Press @ Collier Library. Download PDF
Aguado, N.A. (2024). Epilogue. In N.A. Aguado (Ed.), Never Gonna Change? An examination of the 1901 Alabama Constitution (pp. 149-154). North Alabama Digital Press @ Collier Library. Download PDF
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Never Gonna Change? Copyright © 2024 by Noe Alexander Aguado is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
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Constitution: government and the state
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Never Gonna Change? Copyright © 2024 by Noe Alexander Aguado is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
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Never Gonna Change? An Examination of the 1901 Alabama Constitution © 2024 by Noe Alexander Aguado, editor, is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International. Cover design by Donnalee Blankenship.
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