TY - BOOK AU - O'Neill,Michael TI - The struggle for the European constitution: a past and future history SN - 0415378001 (hbk.) U1 - 342.2402 PY - 2009/// CY - London, New York PB - Routledge KW - Constitutional law KW - European Union countries KW - Politics & government KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE / General KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [489]-551) and index; A problematic polity -- The idea of a European constitution -- Europe's constitutional convention -- Agendas for change -- The convention at work -- Reforming the European institutions -- Simplifying EU governance -- A people's Europe : citizenship, rights and justice -- The EU and the new international order -- The politics of ratification -- Crisis or 'normal' politics? -- Towards a constitutional conversation ER -