Critique of digital constitutionalism: Deconstruction and reconstruction from a societal perspective

Abstract Digital constitutionalism is a strand of scholarship that focuses on the relationship between constitutional law and socio-legal challenges posed by digital revolution. However, such often builds uncritically tenets liberal, state-centred theory, giving rise to contradictions analytical starting points normative aspirations. Against this background, with an approach inspired societal constitutionalism, article engages as both object means critique. As object, assessed in light its contradictions. means, used assess limits traditional, theory. In other words, theoretical lens deconstruct reconstruct according The has three main goals: first, linking different discourses within highlighting critical potential; second, advancing some proposals based reflections; third, bringing closer broader global discourse. After overview constitutionalism’s definition functionally differentiated systems: politics, economy law. For each them, it highlights gains deriving from constitutionalism-based well policy be developed further.