Constitutional Politics in the European Union: The Convention Moment and its Aftermath (Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics)

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. Cover......Page 2 Contents......Page 7 Preface and Acknowledgements......Page 9 Introduction: a Convention Without a Constitution?......Page 15 Part I: The Convention as a Moment of EU Constitutional Politics......Page 21 Introduction to Part I......Page 23 1 Constitutional Politics in the European Union......Page 25 2 Constitutional Moment or Constitutional Process?......Page 40 Part II: The Convention Experiment......Page 61 Introduction to Part II......Page 63 3 The Convention on the Future of Europe and its Antecedents......Page 65 4 Membership, Representation and Accountability......Page 88 5 The 'Convention Method'......Page 104 Part III: The Convention as a Mirror of European Society......Page 127 Introduction to Part III......Page 129 6 The Language Regime of the Convention......Page 132 7 Gender Equality in the Constitution-Making Process......Page 151 8 The Participation of Civil Society......Page 167 9 The Contribution of Business Interests......Page 184 10 The Debate on European Values......Page 200 Part IV: The Convention and its Aftermath......Page 219 Introduction to Part IV......Page 221 11 The Convention and the 'Living Law' of the European Union......Page 223 12 Conclusion: From the Convention to the Referendums and Beyond......Page 243 Appendices......Page 269 Table A1: The development of the Preamble......Page 271 Table A2: Articles I-1 to I-3 – DCT and TCE compared......Page 275 References......Page 278 Bibliography......Page 282 Index of Names......Page 298 C......Page 299 E......Page 301 G......Page 302 L......Page 303 P......Page 304 S......Page 305 W......Page 306 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 Zbrani prispevki ponujajo bralcu analize primerov evropske zunanje politike na raznih, pogosto tudi zapostavljenih področjih in regijah v svetu. Poskušajo oceniti moč in vpliv Evropske unije v tujini v zadnjih letih, obenem pa analizirati dva v procesu evropske politične integracije jasno opredeljiva nasprotna trenda: politično zbliževanje držav članic in stalnost globokih razlik med nacionalnimi interesi. Pojavnost Evropske unije v svetovnem merilu in značilnosti ter omejitve evropske mednarodne vloge so prikazane v luči mednarodnega sistema, političnih velesil, reševanja političnih sporov in regionalnih politik EU Offices in Brussels representing the interests of regional actors in the EU have carved out a niche position within Europe's expanding multi-level political system. They are now the most visible indicators of the growing role played by EU regions. How can we understand their contribution to EU governance? What do they deliver to Europe's regions? What will be the future of security cooperation in Europe after the Bush Administration? This work explores security challenges confronting Europe, from relations with the United States and Russia to the use of military force and the struggle against terrorism. It shows that European states will increasingly act alone, independent of America 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.