Constitutional Politics in the European Union - The Convention Moment and its Aftermath
LONGMAN Chris , CASTIGLIONE Dario , PEREZ-SOLORZANO BORRAGAN Nieves , AZIZ Miriam , SCHONLAU Justus , LOMBARDO Emanuela
Description du produit
- Catégories: Gouvernance & Politique
- Editeur: PALGRAVE-MACMILLAN
- Collection: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics
- ISBN: 9781403945235
- Date de publication: 28/11/2007
- Reliure : Relié
- Nombre de page : 304
- Langue: Anglais
Résumé
Constitutional Politics in the European Union examines the 'Convention on the Future of Europe' and its impact on the process of European constitutionalization. The Convention's efforts, however, have not yet materialised into a Constitution. So, this was a Convention without a Constitution. Does it matter? The purpose of this book is to show that it may not, or at least not in the sense that many think. It is one of the central contentions of this book that the Convention itself - how it operated and what it represented - is an important 'moment' in the open-ended and contested process of creating a stable constitutional order in the EU. Although the Convention did not result in a constitution, it succeeded in opening up a public constitutional debate; a debate which may contribute to determine the future of the European Union.
Table des matières
Introduction: A Convention without a Constitution?
PART I: THE CONVENTION AS A MOMENT OF EU CONSTITUTIONAL POLITICS
Constitutional Politics in the European Union
Constitutional Moment or Constitutional Process?
PART II: THE CONVENTION EXPERIMENT
The Convention on the Future of Europe and its Antecedents
Membership, Representation, and Accountability
The 'Convention Method'
PART III: THE CONVENTION AS A MIRROR OF EUROPEAN SOCIETY
The Language Regime of the Convention
Gender Equality in the Constitution-Making Process
The Participation of Civil Society
The Contribution of Business Interests
The Debate on European Values
PART IV: THE CONVENTION AND ITS AFTERMATH
The Convention and the 'Living Law' of the European Union
Conclusion: From the Convention to the Referendums and Beyond