Constitutionalizing the European Union

THOMAS CHRISTIANSEN is Professor of European Institutional Politics at Maastricht University and also holds a position as Associate Professor at the European Institute of Public Administration in Maastricht. He is co-editor of the Journal of European Integration and has published widely on EU politics.CHRISTINE REH is Lecturer in European Politics at University College London and has published works on the European Convention, integration theory and international negotiation.

• Introduction: The Constitutionalization of EuropeOf Rights and Duties: Does Europe Have a Constitution?Constitutionalizing the European Union: Politics, Law and DiscourseThe Role of Actors in EU Treaty ReformPatterns of Structure in EU Treaty ReformAgenda-Setting in Intergovernmental ConferencesDecision-Making in Intergovernmental ConferencesRatification: The Follow-Up to Intergovernmental ConferencesThe 'Rise' and 'Fall' of Formal ConstitutionalizationConclusion: Constitutionalization Beyond Lisbon.