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2012 Referendum on Constitution - After

Archived since: Dec, 2020
Description: The referendum put the 2011 constitutional draft to a non-binding national vote on Oct 20, 2012. Voters were asked whether they approved of six proposals included in a new draft constitution drawn up by the Icelandic Constitutional Council. Voters approved all six questions.
Coverage: Iceland
Language: Icelandic , English

About Old Constitution - Before

Archived since: Nov, 2020
Description: This collection includes information on the current constitution and the revisions it has gone through outside of the 2011 draft.
Coverage: Iceland
Language: English , Icelandic

Citizen Outreach - After

Archived since: Dec, 2020
Description: This collection includes items that help examine the social climate in Iceland following the completion of the constitutional draft. Broad discussions turned into new political parties, protests, international attention, and a wave of activism. This collection contains recordings from protests, conference presentations by citizens and specialists, news articles, opinion pieces, blogs, art created to accompany outreach initiatives, and collaborations with legal scholars to investigate the legitimacy of the new draft constitution. The founding meeting took place on September 26, 2010 in Menntaskólans í Reykjavík
Date: 2010-2023
Language: Icelandic , English

Constitutional Drafting Process - During

Archived since: Nov, 2020
Description: This collection contains content of the 2011 constitutional drafting process. Items include meeting notes, communication with the public, citizen deliberation and input, video recordings of constitutional meetings, press coverage, personal reflections from constitutional council members, mind maps of process and efforts to reach public, the technology used, constitution and article draft versions, news from the constitutional process, expert input, national polls, letters from citizens, photos from inside and outside of constitutional sessions, interviews with council members, government documentation and announcements on the process.
Date: 2011
Language: Icelandic , English

Icelandic Media Coverage

Archived since: Dec, 2020
Description: The collection includes media coverage of the 2011 Icelandic constitutional process and its aftermath from 2011 to 2022. The content here focuses on Icelandic media outlets. Podcasts, interviews, polls, video coverage of events, and commentary on radio are some of the content. Media coverage of constitutional events has been linked to the process's successes and failures.
Date: 2009-2022
Language: Icelandic , English

National Assembly 2009 - Before

Archived since: Nov, 2020
Description: This collection outlines the National Assembly of 2009 (Þjóðfundur 2009) which was an assembly of Icelandic citizens at the Laugardalshöll in Reykjavík on November 14, 2009 in the wake of the 2008–2011 Icelandic financial crisis, organized by a group of grassroots organizations including the Ministry of Ideas (Hugmyndaráðuneytið), collectively called "the Anthill" (Mauraþúfan). There are data sets, interviews, podcasts, news articles, photos, blogs, illustrations, wiki pages, and social media posts in this collection.
Date: 2009
Language: English , Icelandic

National Forum 2010 - Before

Archived since: Nov, 2020
Description: The 2010 National Forum was a deliberative event involving 950 randomly selected Icelanders to identify themes and recommendations for the 2011 constitutional writing process. This collection includes interviews with participants, materials on the events framework, data sets from participant input, news coverage, photos, and the final reports from the event.
Date: 2010
Language: English , Icelandic

News and Draft Versions - During

Archived since: Dec, 2020
Description: This collection explores the constitutional draft versions and the constitutional author's (Constitutional Council) communication back to the public while the process took place. Items include versions of the constitutional draft as it evolved, citizen input, media coverage, international response, photos, social media outreach from the Constitutional Council, specialist visits and suggestions, polls, interviews, technical framework, blogs, reports from the full Constitutional Council, and the three committees within the council.
Date: 2011
Language: English , Icelandic

Overview websites - Throughout

Archived since: Dec, 2020
Description: This is a collection of websites that have collected many resources on the 2011 constitution or connected evident events. Each site is by a different curator, group, or institution and acts as its own archive. These sites may help research what others have found to be essential material in understanding the constitutional process of 2011.
Date: 2008-2021
Language: Icelandic , English

Parliament Addresses New Constitution/ Althingi Internal Const. Committee - After

Archived since: Dec, 2020
Description: This collection looks at the role and responses of the Icelandic Parliament to the issue of the new constitution. Here is an exploration into the internal committees within the Parliament tasked with revising specific articles in the constitution after the 2011 draft was submitted. Some efforts were direct revisions to the 2011 draft and others to the current constitution. This collection also includes the Parliament’s response to the 2011 draft and edits made to the 2011 draft to date. Items in this collection include Parliamentary documents, media coverage, conference agendas, national polls, podcasts, interviews, artworks,
Date: 2012-2022
Language: Icelandic , English

Parliamentary Judgements and Procedures - Before

Archived since: Nov, 2020
Description: This collection explores the circumstances within Parliament that lead to the constitutional drafting process of 2011. The collection also explores the position of the ruling parties and their responses to a new constitution following the economic collapse (2008) and change of government (2009). Items include internal votes, media coverage, recordings of Parliamentary sessions, specialist input, milestones that lead to the constitutional drafting, specialist's input, citizen blogs and responses, and interviews.
Date: 2008-2011
Language: Icelandic , English

Preparation Material Leading up to Drafting - Before

Archived since: Nov, 2020
Description: This collection includes resources related to preliminary research, discussions, and consultations conducted prior to the actual constitution drafting phase. These materials include reports, working papers, academic studies, expert opinions, public submissions, interviews, and other relevant texts. They shed light on the intellectual groundwork and the variety of perspectives considered during the early stages of the constitutional reform initiative.
Date: 2010-2011
Language: Icelandic , English

Women's Association - Samtök kvenna - stjórnarskrá - After

Archived since: Dec, 2020
Description: This collection outlines the Samtök kvenna um Nýja stjórnarskrá movement (Women's Association for a New Constitution). Created on July 20, 2018, this activist group was formed to support the 2011 constitution. Most of the communication within the group takes place in a private Facebook group, which prevents KRIA from archiving its contents. However, items born outside of the private Facebook group have are in this collection. Items include interviews, radio programs, posters, drawings, songs, performances, public demonstrations, polls, public and international news coverage, and public calls to action.
Date: 2018-2022
Language: Icelandic , English