1st Edition

Institutional Challenges in Post-Constitutional Europe Governing Change

Edited By Catherine Moury, Luís de Sousa Copyright 2009
160 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

160 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

160 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

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 Héritier, Jan Zielonka, Yves Mény,... Read more

Introduction Luís de Sousa and Catherine Moury  1. Building Europe for Future Generations - Achievements and New Tasks of the European Union Pat Cox  2. How to govern the ever larger European Union? Jan Zielonka  3. The rules of change in the European Union: the lost balance between rigidity and flexibility Bruno de Witte  4. Where to look for legitimacy Miguel Maduro  5. The European Citizenship: Ideals, Reality and Problems Maurizio Cotta and Pierangelo Isernia 6. Democratization of the EU Philippe Schmitter  7. The Invisible Transformation of Codecision: Problems of Democratic Legitimacy Adrienne Héritier and Henry Farrel  8. Europe and the challenge of a non-State democracy Yves Mény  Conclusion Catherine Moury

Biography

Catherine Moury is an Advanced Research Fellow at CIES-ISCTE, Lisbon, Portugal, and Guest Professor at ICHEC Business School, Brussels, Belgium.

Luís de Sousa is a researcher at CIES-ISCTE, Lisbon, Portugal, Gulbenkian Fellow at the European University Institute, Italy, and Visiting Professor at the University of Lisbon, Portugal.