DARIO CASTIGLIONE teaches Political Theory at the University of Exeter, UK. His publications comprise co-edited volumes on The Culture of Toleration in Diverse Societies (2003), Making European Citizens (2006), and The Language Question in Europe and Diverse Societies (2007). JUSTUS SCH NLAU is Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Exeter, UK. His publications include Drafting the EU Charter (2005), as well as articles on the Charter and Constitutional Conventions, on fundamental rights in the EU and European political parties in journals and edited v

• Introduction: A Convention without a Constitution? PART I: THE CONVENTION AS A MOMENT OF EU CONSTITUTIONAL POLITICS Constitutional Politics in the European Union Constitutional Moment or Constitutional Process? PART II: THE CONVENTION EXPERIMENT The Convention on the Future of Europe and its Antecedents Membership, Representation, and Accountability The 'Convention Method' PART III: THE CONVENTION AS A MIRROR OF EUROPEAN SOCIETY The Language Regime of the Convention Gender Equality in the Constitution-Making Process The Participation of Civil Society The Contribution of Business Interests The Debate on European Values PART IV: THE CONVENTION AND ITS AFTERMATH The Convention and the 'Living Law' of the European Union Conclusion: From the Convention to the Referendums and Beyond