Table of Contents

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