Institutional challenges in post-constitutional Europe : governing change / edited by Catherine Moury and Luís de Sousa.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Moury, Catherine.

Sousa, Luís de, 1973-

Series:

Routledge advances in European politics ; 54.

Routledge advances in European politics ; 54

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European Union.

European Union countries--Politics and government.

European Union countries.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

viii, 144 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2009.

Summary:

This book discusses the future of the European Union following the failure of the Constitutional and reform treaties, examining the transformations, dynamics and major issues facing present-day Europe.

Discussing key questions relating to the future of the European project, this book brings together leading academics and practitioners, including: Adrienne Heritier, Jan Zielonka, Yves Meny, Maurizio Cotta, Philippe Schmitter, Bruno de Witte. ECJ Advocate General Miguel Maduro and former President of the European Parliament, Pat Cox. These contributors provide provocative and innovative accounts of developments within the European Union, contrasting theoretical reflections with a more professional perspective based on first-hand experience in running European affairs. The contributions focus on three key challenges: enlargement, the end of the permissive consensus and the need for democratization of the European Union, considering questions such as:

What does Europe represent to neighbouring countries and how is it addressing their expectations?

How could a larger Union be governed efficiently?

Are Europe citizens willing to delegate responsibility to their leaders to tackle European integration?

Is it accurate to accuse the European Union of a `democratic deficit'?

Institutional Challenges in Post-Constitutional Europe will be of interest to students and scholars of European politics, especially those with an interest in European integration/enlargement, constitutionalism and democratization.

Contents:

1 Institutional challenges and dynamics of the European Union / Pat Cox 15

2 How to govern the enlarged European Union / Jan Zielonka 23

3 The rules of change in the European Union: The lost balance between rigidity and flexibility / Bruno de Witte 33

4 Where to look for legitimacy / Miguel Poiares Maduro 43

5 Citizenship in the European polity: Questions and explorations / Maurizio Cotta, Pierangelo Isernia 71

6 Revising some 'modest proposals' for making the European Union more democratic / Philippe C. Schmitter 95

7 The invisible transformation of codecision: Problems of democratic legitimacy / Adrienne Heritier, Henry Farrell 108

8 The 'democratic principle' and the European Union: The challenge of a post-national democracy / Yves Meny 121.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0415485266

9780415485265

0203879104

9780203879108

OCLC:

264668874