The Invisible Constitution of Politics: Contested Norms and International Encounters

Cover......Page 1
Half-title......Page 3
Title......Page 5
Copyright......Page 6
Contents......Page 7
Tables......Page 8
Graphs......Page 9
Preface......Page 11
1 Introduction......Page 15
Research questions......Page 16
Three dimensions of norms......Page 18
Three theoretical moves......Page 21
The project......Page 23
Constitutional quality beyond the state......Page 27
Conclusion......Page 30
PART I Three theoretical moves......Page 33
Introduction: emerging constitutional quality in a global context......Page 35
Constitutionalism: modern and contextualised......Page 37
The social construction of the nomos......Page 40
Constitutional quality in Europe: towards a case study......Page 45
Conclusion......Page 49
Introduction......Page 51
Norms as facts: the logic of appropriateness......Page 54
Norms as disputed facts: the logic of arguing......Page 57
The limits of arguing......Page 59
Between facts and norms: the principle of contestedness......Page 61
Conclusion: four research assumptions......Page 65
Summary......Page 72
Introduction: bringing cultural practices back in......Page 73
Transnationalisation......Page 74
Enhanced contestation......Page 77
Types of norms......Page 79
Variation in the interpretation of meaning......Page 82
Methodology and method......Page 85
Discourse analysis......Page 87
Data collection......Page 89
Interview evaluation......Page 92
Elites......Page 95
Fundamental norms......Page 96
Issue areas......Page 97
Political arenas......Page 98
Conclusion......Page 99
PART II Case study: reconstructing the structure of meaning-in-use......Page 101
Introduction......Page 103
Citizenship: a new fundamental norm in European law......Page 104
Londoners: ‘free movement’......Page 108
Berliners: ‘security’......Page 110
Summary......Page 111
Brusselites: both/and......Page 113
Findings......Page 117
Opposition 2: civil rights vs external borders......Page 120
Londoners: ‘civil rights’......Page 121
Berliners: ‘external borders’......Page 123
Findings......Page 126
Brusselites: both/and......Page 127
Findings......Page 131
Conclusion......Page 133
Introduction......Page 135
Democracy and the rule of law: fundamental norms in European law......Page 137
Opposition 1: fairness vs compliance......Page 140
Londoners: ‘fairness ’......Page 141
Berliners: ‘compliance’......Page 143
Summary......Page 145
Brusselites: both/and......Page 146
Findings......Page 148
Opposition 2: value-export vs inclusion......Page 149
Londoners: ‘value-export’......Page 151
Berliners: ‘inclusion’......Page 152
Brusselites:......Page 153
Findings......Page 154
Opposition 3: stability vs finality......Page 156
Londoners: ‘stability’......Page 157
Brusselites: both/and......Page 158
Findings......Page 160
Conclusion......Page 161
Introduction......Page 165
Placing human rights and fundamental freedoms in constitutional texts......Page 166
Opposition 1: single framework vs finality......Page 171
Londoners:‘single framework’......Page 172
Berliners:‘finality’......Page 173
Brusselites: both/and......Page 174
Findings......Page 177
Londoners:‘citizen participation’......Page 179
Berliners: ‘identity’ and ‘participation’......Page 180
Brusselites: both/and......Page 182
Findings......Page 183
Attitude questions: accountability vs responsibility......Page 186
Conclusion......Page 189
PART III Evaluation......Page 195
Introduction......Page 197
Structures of meaning-in-use......Page 198
Types of diversity......Page 199
Evaluation of empirical research results......Page 204
Divergence and diffusion, conflict and contestation......Page 206
The working hypothesis......Page 207
Conclusion......Page 209
Introduction......Page 211
Transnationalisation and diversity......Page 213
Interfaces......Page 215
Reconstituting democracy beyond the state?......Page 216
Dealing with diversity: Kantian reconstitution or dialogical contestation?......Page 219
The power of deliberation?......Page 220
The need for dialogue and contestation......Page 222
Maintaining diversity......Page 224
Conclusion: implications for follow-up research......Page 226
Annex......Page 229
References......Page 231
Index......Page 252