Policy-Making Processes and the European Constitution : A Comparative Study of Member States and Accession Countries

ISBN-13: 9780415663748 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011

Thomas Konig

Opis

This text focuses on how constitutional decisions taken in the EU are of societal and scientific relevance. It shows how these decisions have effects on the sovereignty of a number of European nation states, and on the lives of European citizens, independent of the ratification and coming into force of a constitution.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. The European Convention and the Rome and Brussels IGCs: A Veto Players Analysis  2. The European Convention: Consensus without Unity?  3. The Coordination of Austria’s National Position regarding the Constitution  4. Belgium, the Convention and the IGC: Consensus and Coalition Politics  5. Cyprus: Under the Shadow of the Inter-Communal Conflict  6. The Czech Republic: Sitting on the Fence  7. Denmark: The Nordic Model as an Effort to Bridge Elite Euro-Optimism and Popular Euro-Skepticism  8. Estonia: A Single Voice in Europe’s Intergovernmental Bargaining  9. Finland: Centralized Consensus on EU Constitution Building  10. France: The President takes all  11. Germany: The Promoter of European Integration?  12. Greece: Overcoming Negative Stereotyping  13. Hungary: United in Support, Divided by Borders  14. Ireland: Pragmatism and the EU Constitution  15. Italy: The Presidency at Work?  16. Latvia and the EU Constitution: A Pragmatic 'Yes'  17. Lithuania: A Priority for Europe  18. Luxembourg, the Convention and the IGC: Consensus and Concern for Its Economy  19. Malta: the Importance of Being Unimportant  20. Domestic Preference Formation in the Netherlands on the European Constitution  21. Poland: the Struggle for Nice  22. Portugal: in Quest for a New Role  23. Slovakia: Avoiding Conflict to Secure Stability  24. Position Taking and Coordination Processes of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia  25. Preference Formation and European Constitution-Building: The Spanish Perspective  26. The 'Third Way' of Sweden Towards the European Constitution: Promoting Social Policies and Safeguarding Neutrality  27. Position Taking and Coordination Processes of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland  28. The Commission, the Convention and the IGC: Consensus and Concern for Its Role  29. Position Taking and Coordination Processes of the European Parliament  30. Conclusion

O autorze

Thomas König is Professor of Political Science at the German University for Administrative Sciences Speyer. Simon Hug is Professor of Political Science at the University of Zurich, Switzerland.