Abstract
The paper looks at Democratic Innovations in the process of amending subnational constitutional documents. Through qualitative approach, it focuses on two case studies: those of the Italian Provinces of Bolzano and Trento. Between 2015 and 2017 both Provinces conducted two parallel innovative democratic procedures with the aim of reforming the basic law of the Region (the Statute of Autonomy) in a deliberative fashion. The paper intends to analyze the procedures, identify the internal and external factors that had either negative or positive impacts on the processes and situate the analysis in the broader framework of participatory Constitution-making.