Comparative methodology and constitutional change

Comparative research expands over the traditional boundaries ofconstitutional law scholarship and deepens our understanding ofconstitutional change. This chapter addresses comparativemethodology in studying constitutional change. Discussion in thischapter is based on a theoretically and methodologically broad andflexible view shunning a narrow legal perspective. The chapteraddresses the methodology of comparative law, the purposes ofcomparative constitutional law, and the purposes of studyingconstitutional change comparatively. Also universalism andculturalism, the potential relevance of legal families, and legaltransplants are highlighted. It is argued that both qualitative andquantitative research methods can be used and that comparative studyof constitutional change allows different intellectual styles