Description du produit
- Editeur: PALGRAVE-MACMILLAN
- Collection: Palgrave Macmillan - The European Union Series
- ISBN: 9781403932495
- Date de publication: 31/03/2009
- Reliure : Relié
- Nombre de page : 328
- Langue: Anglais
Résumé
Constitutional issues have topped a challenging agenda for the European Union at the start of the twenty-first century, intertwining with other issues to generate both high aspirations and serious setbacks and even, on occasion, a sense of crisis for the European project.
In this important new text, Thomas Christiansen and Christine Reh look behind the headlines to provide an in-depth and systematic account of the formal and informal dynamics of constitution building in Europe. They introduce the various actors involved in the process, examine the structural opportunities and constraints on constitutional choice, and take the reader through the different stages of EU treaty reform from agenda-setting to ratification. Having charted the trajectory of constitutionalization in the EU, the authors conclude with a discussion of recent developments and future prospects.
Table des matières
Introduction: The Constitutionalization of Europe
Of Rights and Duties: Does Europe Have a Constitution?
Constitutionalizing the European Union: Politics, Law and Discourse
The Role of Actors in EU Treaty Reform
Patterns of Structure in EU Treaty Reform
Agenda-Setting in Intergovernmental Conferences
Decision-Making in Intergovernmental Conferences
Ratification: The Follow-Up to Intergovernmental Conferences
The 'Rise' and 'Fall' of Formal Constitutionalization
Conclusion: Constitutionalization Beyond Lisbon