Constitutional Politics in the European Union: The Convention Moment and its Aftermath
Constitutional Politics in the European Union examines the 'Convention on the Future of Europe' and its impact on the process of European constitutionalisation. 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.

About the Author:
Dario Castiglione teaches Political Theory at the University of Exeter, UK. His publications comprise co-edited volumes on The Culture of Toleration in Diverse Societies (2003), Making European Citizens (2006), and The Language Question in Europe and Diverse Societies (2007)

About the Author:
Justus Schonlau, PES - Group Secretariat, Committee of the Regions, Belgium. His publications include Drafting the EU Charter (2005), as well as articles on the Charter and Constitutional Conventions, on fundamental rights in the EU and European political parties in journals and edited volumes

About the Author:
Chris Longman is Deputy Director of the Centre for European Studies at the University of Exeter, UK. He is co-editor of The Language Question in Europe and Diverse Societies (2007)

Aboutthe Author:
Emanuela Lombardo is Ramony Cajal Researcher at the Complutense University, Madrid, Spain. Her publications on gender equality policy include journal articles, edited books, chapters in collective volumes, and a book on The Europeanisation of Spanish Gender Equality Policy (2004)

About the Author:
Nieves Perez-Solorzano Borragan is Senior Lecturer in European Politics in the Politics Department at the University of Bristol, Secretary of the University Association for Contemporary European Studies (UACES) and a member of the ESRC Centre for Competition Policy at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK

About the Author:
Miriam Aziz is Associate Professor in European and Comparative Administrative Law at the University of Siena, Italy. She has published numerous articles on European law and is the author of The Impact of European Rights on National Legal Cultures (2004)

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Constitutional Politics in the European Union: The Convention Moment and its Aftermath
Constitutional Politics in the European Union examines the 'Convention on the Future of Europe' and its impact on the process of European constitutionalisation. 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.

About the Author:
Dario Castiglione teaches Political Theory at the University of Exeter, UK. His publications comprise co-edited volumes on The Culture of Toleration in Diverse Societies (2003), Making European Citizens (2006), and The Language Question in Europe and Diverse Societies (2007)

About the Author:
Justus Schonlau, PES - Group Secretariat, Committee of the Regions, Belgium. His publications include Drafting the EU Charter (2005), as well as articles on the Charter and Constitutional Conventions, on fundamental rights in the EU and European political parties in journals and edited volumes

About the Author:
Chris Longman is Deputy Director of the Centre for European Studies at the University of Exeter, UK. He is co-editor of The Language Question in Europe and Diverse Societies (2007)

Aboutthe Author:
Emanuela Lombardo is Ramony Cajal Researcher at the Complutense University, Madrid, Spain. Her publications on gender equality policy include journal articles, edited books, chapters in collective volumes, and a book on The Europeanisation of Spanish Gender Equality Policy (2004)

About the Author:
Nieves Perez-Solorzano Borragan is Senior Lecturer in European Politics in the Politics Department at the University of Bristol, Secretary of the University Association for Contemporary European Studies (UACES) and a member of the ESRC Centre for Competition Policy at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK

About the Author:
Miriam Aziz is Associate Professor in European and Comparative Administrative Law at the University of Siena, Italy. She has published numerous articles on European law and is the author of The Impact of European Rights on National Legal Cultures (2004)

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Constitutional Politics in the European Union examines the 'Convention on the Future of Europe' and its impact on the process of European constitutionalisation. 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.

About the Author:
Dario Castiglione teaches Political Theory at the University of Exeter, UK. His publications comprise co-edited volumes on The Culture of Toleration in Diverse Societies (2003), Making European Citizens (2006), and The Language Question in Europe and Diverse Societies (2007)

About the Author:
Justus Schonlau, PES - Group Secretariat, Committee of the Regions, Belgium. His publications include Drafting the EU Charter (2005), as well as articles on the Charter and Constitutional Conventions, on fundamental rights in the EU and European political parties in journals and edited volumes

About the Author:
Chris Longman is Deputy Director of the Centre for European Studies at the University of Exeter, UK. He is co-editor of The Language Question in Europe and Diverse Societies (2007)

Aboutthe Author:
Emanuela Lombardo is Ramony Cajal Researcher at the Complutense University, Madrid, Spain. Her publications on gender equality policy include journal articles, edited books, chapters in collective volumes, and a book on The Europeanisation of Spanish Gender Equality Policy (2004)

About the Author:
Nieves Perez-Solorzano Borragan is Senior Lecturer in European Politics in the Politics Department at the University of Bristol, Secretary of the University Association for Contemporary European Studies (UACES) and a member of the ESRC Centre for Competition Policy at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK

About the Author:
Miriam Aziz is Associate Professor in European and Comparative Administrative Law at the University of Siena, Italy. She has published numerous articles on European law and is the author of The Impact of European Rights on National Legal Cultures (2004)


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781349522835
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date: 01/14/2014
Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics Series
Edition description: 1st ed. 2007
Pages: 292
Product dimensions: 5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgements     vii
Introduction: a Convention Without a Constitution?     1
The Convention as a Moment of EU Constitutional Politics     7
Introduction to Part I     9
Constitutional Politics in the European Union   Dario Castiglione     11
Constitutional Moment or Constitutional Process?   Dario Castiglione     26
The Convention Experiment     47
Introduction to Part II     49
The Convention on the Future of Europe and its Antecedents   Justus Schonlau     51
Membership, Representation and Accountability   Justus Schonlau     74
The 'Convention Method'   Justus Schonlau     90
The Convention as a Mirror of European Society     113
Introduction to Part III     115
The Language Regime of the Convention   Chris Longman     118
Gender Equality in the Constitution-Making Process   Emanuela Lombardo     137
The Participation of Civil Society   Emanuela Lombardo     153
The Contribution of Business Interests   Nieves Perez-Solorzano Borragan     170
The Debate on European Values   Chris Longman     186
The Convention and itsAftermath     205
Introduction to Part IV     207
The Convention and the 'Living Law' of the European Union   Miriam Aziz     209
Conclusion: From the Convention to the Referendums and Beyond   Justus Schonlau   Dario Castiglione     229
Appendices     255
The development of the Preamble     257
Articles I-1 to I-3 - DCT and TCE compared     261
References     264
Bibliography     268
Index of Names     284
Index of Subjects     285
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