Publisher's Synopsis
this book demonstrates that European constitutionalism did not start with the Constitutional Treaty and that neither will it end after the Treaty of Lisbon. It not only discusses the changes that had been envisaged under the EUÆs Constitutional Treaty and the Treaty of Lisbon. It also shows, in a number of areas of European integration, the continuity of EuropeÆs constitutional development before and beyond Lisbon. Subjects covered are treaty-making and understanding the outcome of referendums; the process of de-pillarization and the development of the UnionÆs human rights agenda; citizenship, migration and foreign policy; the EUÆs ôsocial market economyö; the role of national parliaments and search for more executive accountability and democratic legitimacy in the EU; and the issue of democracy and transparency. Views on the future of European constitutionalism conclude the discussion.
