Political theory and the European constitution / edited by Lynn Dobson and Andreas Follesdal.

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Other Authors: Dobson, Lynn, Føllesdal, Andreas
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2004.
Series:Routledge/ECPR studies in European political science ; 35.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Lynn Dobson and Andreas Follesdal
  • Is Euro-federalism a solution or a problem? Tocqueville inverted, perverted or subverted? / Phillippe C. Schmitter
  • The EU as a self-sustaining federation : specifying the constitutional conditions / David McKay
  • A union of peoples? diversity and the predicaments of a multinational polity / Peter A. Kraus
  • The good, the bad and the ugly : the need for constitutional compromise and the drafting of the EU constitution / Richard Bellamy and Justus Schönlau
  • Europe : united under God? or not? / Tore Vincents Olsen
  • The open method of co-ordination in the European convention : an opportunity lost? / Myrto Tsakatika
  • Conceptions of freedom and the European constitution / Lynn Dobson
  • The constitutional labelling of "the democratic life of the EU" : representative and participatory democracy / Stijn Smismans
  • Transparency and legitimacy / Daniel Naurin
  • An institutional dialogue on common principles : reflections on the significance of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights / Claudia Attucci
  • Motivating judges : democracy, judicial discretion, and the European court of Human Rights / Roberto Gargarella
  • Conclusion / Andreas Follesdal and Lynn Dobson.