Richard Münch is Professor of Sociology at Bamberg University, Germany. He is Associate Editor of the journal Sociological Theory. His most recent publications include Nation and Citizenship in the Global Age and The Ethics of Modernity.

Select Guide Rating

• 1. Introduction 2. European Regulation: Towards an Adversarial Process 3. European Law: Constructing a Liberal Society by Jurisdiction 4. The French Dilemma: Post-national Republicanism against Economic Liberalism 5. The German Dilemma: Constitutional Federalism against Unconstitutional Supranationalism 6. The British Dilemma: Free Trade and Domestic Parliamentary Sovereignty against Foreign Supranational Rule 7. Conclusion: Constitutional Liberalism as a Model for the Semantic Construction of Europe?

Richard Münch is Professor of Sociology at Bamberg University, Germany. He is Associate Editor of the journal Sociological Theory. His most recent publications include Nation and Citizenship in the Global Age and The Ethics of Modernity.

Select Guide Rating

• 1. Introduction 2. European Regulation: Towards an Adversarial Process 3. European Law: Constructing a Liberal Society by Jurisdiction 4. The French Dilemma: Post-national Republicanism against Economic Liberalism 5. The German Dilemma: Constitutional Federalism against Unconstitutional Supranationalism 6. The British Dilemma: Free Trade and Domestic Parliamentary Sovereignty against Foreign Supranational Rule 7. Conclusion: Constitutional Liberalism as a Model for the Semantic Construction of Europe?