European Constitutionalism beyond the State

Cover......Page 1
Half-title......Page 3
Title......Page 5
Copyright......Page 6
CONTENTS......Page 7
CONTRIBUTORS......Page 9
Introduction European constitutionalism beyond the state......Page 11
PART I......Page 15
Introduction: Europ’s fateful choice......Page 17
Authority, submission and emancipation: a parable......Page 23
Neither Kelsen nor Schmitt: the principle of European constitutional tolerance – concept and praxis......Page 25
PART II......Page 35
Talking about constitutional talk......Page 37
The resilient value of the constitutional frame......Page 41
The terms of translation......Page 45
Some candidate solutions......Page 48
A modest proposal......Page 55
Conclusion......Page 62
Introduction......Page 65
Constitutional principles......Page 70
Constitutionalizing processes......Page 72
Constitutional culture......Page 77
Conclusion......Page 82
Introduction......Page 84
The existential crisis of the European Constitution......Page 86
Paradox I – the polity......Page 91
Paradox II – the fear of the few and the fear of the many......Page 96
Paradox III – who decides who decides?......Page 105
Conclusion......Page 110
Introduction......Page 113
Concepts on the move......Page 114
The Union as a system of exceptions and opt-outs?......Page 115
A historical sketch......Page 117
Flexibility in the Maastricht Treaty......Page 122
From Maastricht to Amsterdam......Page 124
From Amsterdam to Nice......Page 126
From unity to polycentricity – a resurrection of the Holy Roman Empire?......Page 128
Flexible integration and Europe as a polycentric polity?......Page 133
Revisiting sovereignty......Page 134
References......Page 139
PART III......Page 143
Introduction......Page 145
The growth of bureaucratic governance......Page 150
The supranational avenue: legislative mandates and parliamentary control......Page 156
The procedural avenue: transparency, openness and participation......Page 160
Conclusion: the need for a process-based approach......Page 164
Introduction......Page 167
Case: logics and action rationales......Page 171
Timing......Page 173
Institutional mis/fit......Page 174
Theoretical framework and argument......Page 175
Law and society: social institutions......Page 176
Facticity and validity: social practices......Page 178
Argument......Page 181
Evolving constitutional norms: a societal perspective......Page 184
Cooperation towards integration......Page 185
Shared democratic norms......Page 186
Compliance with European (double) standards......Page 187
Agricultural policy......Page 188
Minority rights......Page 189
Free movement......Page 190
Conclusion......Page 191
The constitutional debate: finality and complianc with evolving norms......Page 192
Finality......Page 193
The constitutional convention......Page 196
Learning from experience?......Page 199
Compliance with evolving norms......Page 200
Conclusion......Page 202
References......Page 205
Ideal self-constituting......Page 212
Social metaphysics......Page 215
The dream of reason......Page 217
The metaphysics of totality......Page 219
The naturalizing of the human......Page 221
Democracy-capitalism......Page 223
The metaphysics of contradiction......Page 224
Reason’s dream of Europe’s unity......Page 233
INDEX......Page 236