'This book proposes an institutional constructivist model for social scientific and legal inquiries, based on the interrelations within the social and political world and the application of change in EU laws and politics.' Law & Social Inquiry
Introduction: on schemata: constructing theories and explanations; Part I. Theory Perspectives and Connexio Rerum: 1. On the methodology of social sciences: the case for connexio rerum; 2. Constructivisms and institutional constructivism; 3. Theorising institutional change: a dynamic theory of process; 4. Ideas, norms and European citizenship; Part II. Applied Aspects of Institutional Constructivism: 5. Co-creating European Union citizenship: institutional process and crescive norms; 6. From law, policies and norms to European integration: supranationalism contested; Conclusion: time and understanding in socio-legal research.