Constitutional Politics in the European Union

1. Introduction: a Convention Without a Constitution?
Dario Castiglione, Justus Schönlau, Chris Longman, Emanuela Lombardo, Nieves Pérez-Solórzano Borragán, Miriam Aziz

Part I. The Convention as a Moment of EU Constitutional Politics

2. Constitutional Politics in the European Union
Dario Castiglione

3. Constitutional Moment or Constitutional Process?
Dario Castiglione

Part II. The Convention Experiment

4. The Convention on the Future of Europe and its Antecedents
Justus Schönlau

5. Membership, Representation and Accountability
Justus Schönlau

6. The ‘Convention Method’
Justus Schönlau

Part III. The Convention as a Mirror of European Society

7. The Language Regime of the Convention
Chris Longman

8. Gender Equality in the Constitution-Making Process
Emanuela Lombardo

9. The Participation of Civil Society
Emanuela Lombardo

10. The Contribution of Business Interests
Nieves Pérez-Solórzano Borragán

11. The Debate on European Values
Chris Longman

Part IV. The Convention and its Aftermath

12. The Convention and the ‘Living Law’ of the European Union
Miriam Aziz

13. Conclusion: From the Convention to the Referendums and Beyond
Justus Schönlau, Dario Castiglione

Keywords: Political Science and International Relations, European Union Politics, Political Science