Synopses & Reviews
This volume examines the making of the Constitutional Treaty of the European Union. It does so by paying attention to the way in which the political actors operated within the Convention, by analysing civil society's input, and by tracking the development of the constitutional text beyond the Convention itself, through the IGC process and within the EU legal system. In discussing the European experience, the authors also address the question of whether its transnational character represents a new development for the theory of constitution making.
Synopsis
This volume examines the 'Convention on the Future of Europe' as a moment of European constitutional politics. It discusses the contested nature of constitutional politics in the EU, and how the Convention dealt with these issues. The book also assesses the Convention's aftermath.
Synopsis
This volume examines the making of the Constitutional Treaty of the European Union.
Table of Contents
Preface * PART I: A CONSTITUTION FOR EUROPE? * Introduction: Making or Faking the Constitution? * European Constitution Making in its Contexts * PART II: DRAFTING THE EUROPEAN CONSTITUTION * The Origins and Justification of the Convention Method * The 'Conventionels' * The Convention at Work * PART III: REFLECTING EUROPEAN DIVERSITIES * The Role of Civil Society * The Place of Organised Interests * Women's Role and Gender Equality * Deliberating in Many Tongues * PART IV: DEBATING THE CONSTITUTION * The Constitutional Debate in National Contexts * The View from the 'Other' Europe * Citizens' Europe? * Conclusions: The 'Rhetoric' of Constitution Making in the European Experience