{"id":45,"date":"2021-12-02T12:41:15","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T16:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fss-gsswp\/constitutional-reform-and-the-republic\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T06:01:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T10:01:04","slug":"constitutional-reform-and-the-republic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fss-gsswp\/research\/constitutional-reform-and-the-republic\/","title":{"rendered":"Constitutional Reform and the Republic"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container-fluid page-wrapper\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"dept_content\">\n<div id=\"sub_content\" class=\"bodytext\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h1>Constitutional Reform and the Republic<\/h1>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/Images\/BPB-1.jpeg\" style=\"vertical-align: middle; margin: 5px;\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/images\/dr-pearson-broome-book-launch\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h3>News Articles<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div lc-helper=\"shortcode\" class=\"live-shortcode\">\n            <section class=\"row mb-2\">\n                \n                <!-- Title and Summary -->\n                <div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-8 col-lg-8 mt-3\">\n                    <div class=\"NewsPTitle\">\n                        \n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fss-gsswp\/news\/reflections-on-constitutional-reform-part-1\/\">\n                            Reflections on Constitutional Reform Part 1                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"NewsDateContainer\">\n                        <i class=\"fas fa-calendar-alt\"><\/i>\n                        <span class=\"NewsPDate\">25\/03\/2025<\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"NewsPSummary\"><p><a data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/hkJVWkfr4uY\" id=\"anchor-aa6e36f6-a918-c3a9-49b4-e408b4ca4e05\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/hkJVWkfr4uY\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/hkJVWkfr4uY<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/section>\n\n            <hr class=\"NewsPBreak\">\n            <br class=\"clear\">\n        \n            <section class=\"row mb-2\">\n                \n                <!-- Title and Summary -->\n                <div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-8 col-lg-8 mt-3\">\n                    <div class=\"NewsPTitle\">\n                        \n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fss-gsswp\/news\/report-of-the-constitutional-reform-commission\/\">\n                            Report of the Constitutional Reform Commission                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"NewsDateContainer\">\n                        <i class=\"fas fa-calendar-alt\"><\/i>\n                        <span class=\"NewsPDate\">25\/03\/2025<\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"NewsPSummary\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fss-gsswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/News\/CR-News\/CRC-Report-2409v6-ONLINE.pdf?lang=en-GB\">CRC-Report-2409v6-ONLINE.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/section>\n\n            <hr class=\"NewsPBreak\">\n            <br class=\"clear\">\n        \n            <section class=\"row mb-2\">\n                \n                <!-- Title and Summary -->\n                <div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-8 col-lg-8 mt-3\">\n                    <div class=\"NewsPTitle\">\n                        \n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fss-gsswp\/news\/faculty-of-social-sciences-tenth-town-hall-meeting\/\">\n                            Faculty of Social Sciences Tenth Town Hall Meeting                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"NewsDateContainer\">\n                        <i class=\"fas fa-calendar-alt\"><\/i>\n                        <span class=\"NewsPDate\">20\/07\/2022<\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"NewsPSummary\"><p>On Republicanism and Constitutional Reform<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/section>\n\n            <hr class=\"NewsPBreak\">\n            <br class=\"clear\">\n        \n            <section class=\"row mb-2\">\n                \n                <!-- Title and Summary -->\n                <div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-8 col-lg-8 mt-3\">\n                    <div class=\"NewsPTitle\">\n                        \n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fss-gsswp\/news\/faculty-of-social-sciences-ninth-town-hall-meeting\/\">\n                            Faculty of Social Sciences Ninth Town Hall Meeting                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"NewsDateContainer\">\n                        <i class=\"fas fa-calendar-alt\"><\/i>\n                        <span class=\"NewsPDate\">21\/06\/2022<\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"NewsPSummary\"><p>On Republicanism &amp; Constitutional Reform<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/section>\n\n            <hr class=\"NewsPBreak\">\n            <br class=\"clear\">\n        \n            <section class=\"row mb-2\">\n                \n                <!-- Title and Summary -->\n                <div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-8 col-lg-8 mt-3\">\n                    <div class=\"NewsPTitle\">\n                        \n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fss-gsswp\/news\/faculty-of-social-sciences-seventh-town-hall-meeti\/\">\n                            Faculty of Social Sciences Seventh Town Hall Meeting                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"NewsDateContainer\">\n                        <i class=\"fas fa-calendar-alt\"><\/i>\n                        <span class=\"NewsPDate\">09\/06\/2022<\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"NewsPSummary\"><p>on Republicanism<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/section>\n\n            <hr class=\"NewsPBreak\">\n            <br class=\"clear\">\n        \n            <section class=\"row mb-2\">\n                \n                <!-- Title and Summary -->\n                <div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-8 col-lg-8 mt-3\">\n                    <div class=\"NewsPTitle\">\n                        \n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fss-gsswp\/news\/faculty-of-social-sciences-eighth-town-hall-meetin\/\">\n                            Faculty of Social Sciences Eighth Town Hall Meeting                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"NewsDateContainer\">\n                        <i class=\"fas fa-calendar-alt\"><\/i>\n                        <span class=\"NewsPDate\">08\/06\/2022<\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"NewsPSummary\"><p><font face=\"georgia, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">on Republicanism and Constitutional Reform.<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/section>\n\n            <hr class=\"NewsPBreak\">\n            <br class=\"clear\">\n        \n            <section class=\"row mb-2\">\n                \n                <!-- Title and Summary -->\n                <div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-8 col-lg-8 mt-3\">\n                    <div class=\"NewsPTitle\">\n                        \n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fss-gsswp\/news\/faculty-of-social-sciences-sixth-town-hall-meeting\/\">\n                            Faculty of Social Sciences Sixth Town Hall Meeting                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"NewsDateContainer\">\n                        <i class=\"fas fa-calendar-alt\"><\/i>\n                        <span class=\"NewsPDate\">20\/04\/2022<\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"NewsPSummary\"><p>On Republicanism<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/section>\n\n            <hr class=\"NewsPBreak\">\n            <br class=\"clear\">\n        \n            <section class=\"row mb-2\">\n                \n                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               \n                <!-- Title and Summary -->\n                <div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-8 col-lg-8 mt-3\">\n                    <div class=\"NewsPTitle\">\n                        \n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fss-gsswp\/news\/16th-patrick-a-m-emmanuel-memorial-lecture\/\">\n                            16th Patrick A. M. Emmanuel Memorial Lecture                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"NewsDateContainer\">\n                        <i class=\"fas fa-calendar-alt\"><\/i>\n                        <span class=\"NewsPDate\">04\/03\/2022<\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"NewsPSummary\"><p>Forging a Nation: Confronting New Realities<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/section>\n\n            <hr class=\"NewsPBreak\">\n            <br class=\"clear\">\n        \n            <section class=\"row mb-2\">\n                \n                <!-- Title and Summary -->\n                <div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-8 col-lg-8 mt-3\">\n                    <div class=\"NewsPTitle\">\n                        \n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fss-gsswp\/news\/barbados-farewells-the-queen\/\">\n                            Barbados Farewells the Queen                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"NewsDateContainer\">\n                        <i class=\"fas fa-calendar-alt\"><\/i>\n                        <span class=\"NewsPDate\">25\/02\/2022<\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"NewsPSummary\"><p>Rear Vision Pod Cast with Annabelle Quince, Keri Phillips<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/section>\n\n            <hr class=\"NewsPBreak\">\n            <br class=\"clear\">\n        \n            <section class=\"row mb-2\">\n                \n                <!-- Title and Summary -->\n                <div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-8 col-lg-8 mt-3\">\n                    <div class=\"NewsPTitle\">\n                        \n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fss-gsswp\/news\/caricom-public-law-podcast\/\">\n                            CARICOM Public Law Podcast                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"NewsDateContainer\">\n                        <i class=\"fas fa-calendar-alt\"><\/i>\n                        <span class=\"NewsPDate\">15\/02\/2022<\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"NewsPSummary\"><p>2022 Barbadian General Election: Voting During the COVID-19 Pandemic<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/section>\n\n            <hr class=\"NewsPBreak\">\n            <br class=\"clear\">\n        \n            <section class=\"row mb-2\">\n                \n                <!-- Title and Summary -->\n                <div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-8 col-lg-8 mt-3\">\n                    <div class=\"NewsPTitle\">\n                        \n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fss-gsswp\/news\/faculty-of-social-sciences-fourth-town-hall-meetin\/\">\n                            Faculty of Social Sciences Fourth Town Hall Meeting                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"NewsDateContainer\">\n                        <i class=\"fas fa-calendar-alt\"><\/i>\n                        <span class=\"NewsPDate\">15\/02\/2022<\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"NewsPSummary\"><p>on Constitutional Reform &#8211; Republicanism<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/section>\n\n            <hr class=\"NewsPBreak\">\n            <br class=\"clear\">\n        \n            <section class=\"row mb-2\">\n                \n                <!-- Title and Summary -->\n                <div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-8 col-lg-8 mt-3\">\n                    <div class=\"NewsPTitle\">\n                        \n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fss-gsswp\/news\/prime-minister-the-hon-ralph-gonsalves-letter-re\/\">\n                            Prime Minister The Hon. Ralph Gonsalves Letter re Barbados Becoming a Republic                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"NewsDateContainer\">\n                        <i class=\"fas fa-calendar-alt\"><\/i>\n                        <span class=\"NewsPDate\">22\/12\/2021<\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"NewsPSummary\"><p>Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/section>\n\n            <hr class=\"NewsPBreak\">\n            <br class=\"clear\">\n        \n            <section class=\"row mb-2\">\n                \n                <!-- Title and Summary -->\n                <div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-8 col-lg-8 mt-3\">\n                    <div class=\"NewsPTitle\">\n                        \n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fss-gsswp\/news\/survey-results-of-barbadian-views-on-monarchy-repu\/\">\n                            Survey Results of Barbadian Views on Monarchy\/Republican Transition                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"NewsDateContainer\">\n                        <i class=\"fas fa-calendar-alt\"><\/i>\n                        <span class=\"NewsPDate\">22\/12\/2021<\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"NewsPSummary\"><p>A Video discussion<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/section>\n\n            <hr class=\"NewsPBreak\">\n            <br class=\"clear\">\n        \n            <section class=\"row mb-2\">\n                \n                <!-- Title and Summary -->\n                <div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-8 col-lg-8 mt-3\">\n                    <div class=\"NewsPTitle\">\n                        \n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fss-gsswp\/news\/queen-elizabeth-ii-and-the-caribbean-1952-to-the\/\">\n                            Queen Elizabeth II and the Caribbean: 1952 to the Present                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"NewsDateContainer\">\n                        <i class=\"fas fa-calendar-alt\"><\/i>\n                        <span class=\"NewsPDate\">21\/12\/2021<\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"NewsPSummary\"><p>The Visible Crown<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/section>\n\n            <hr class=\"NewsPBreak\">\n            <br class=\"clear\">\n        \n        <div class=\"text-center mb-4\"><strong>Displaying results 1-15 (of 18)<\/strong><\/div><nav aria-label=\"Page navigation\">\n    <ul class=\"pagination justify-content-center uwi-pagination\"><li class=\"page-item active\"><span aria-current=\"page\" class=\"page-link current\">1<\/span><\/li><li class=\"page-item\"><a class=\"page-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fss-gsswp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45\/page\/2\/\">2<\/a><\/li><li class=\"page-item\"><a class=\"next page-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fss-gsswp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45\/page\/2\/\">&raquo;<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n    <\/nav>\n    <style>.uwi-pagination li{ list-style:none !important;}<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Constitutional Reform and the Republic News Articles<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":472,"featured_media":0,"parent":21,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"slim_seo":{"title":"Queen Elizabeth II and the Caribbean: 1952 to the Present - Department of Government, Sociology, Social Work &amp; 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