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Part I. Introduction: the Lisbon Treaty: the treaty-making process -- Part II. The role of Germany -- Part III. The roles of other big member states -- Part IV. The roles of new and small member states -- Part V. The Irish referendum -- Part VI. Conclusions: the making of the Lisbon Treaty: national preferences, inter-state bargaining and theoretical debates

This book gathers leading international scholars to examine the institutional choices and innovations of the Lisbon Treaty and discuss the likely effects that of the changes that it set out to accomplish. Will the changes meet the declared goals of a more efficient and democratic Union which will allow the EU to act internationally with greater coherence and efficiency? If institutions matter, how much do they matter? How significant is the Lisbon Treaty? What kind of leadership will be available in the post-Lisbon EU?

This book has chapters on all the treaties establishing the European Communities in the 1950s as well as subsequent treaties reforming these community treaties (Merger Treaty, Budget Treaties, and the Single European Act) followed by chapters on the Maastricht Treaty establishing the European Union in 1993 and subsequent amendments thereof through the Amsterdam, Nice and Lisbon treaties. The authors are all established and well-known scholars of European integration. The book thus traces the 'constitutional' foundation of the European Union (EU) over time and analyses these development from a comparative perspective: who were the main actors, what were their preferences and which institutions did they design to deal with common problems and challenges? Despite the rejection of the proposed Constitutional Treaty in referendums in France and the Netherlands in 2005 the 'constitutionalization' of the EU has continued. The book tries to answer both the 'how' and 'why' questions of this fascinating process.

This book gathers leading international scholars to examine the institutional choices and innovations of the Lisbon Treaty and discuss the likely effects that of the changes that it set out to accomplish. Will the changes meet the declared goals of a more efficient and democratic Union which will allow the EU to act internationally with greater coherence and efficiency? If institutions matter, how much do they matter? How significant is the Lisbon Treaty? What kind of leadership will be available in the post-Lisbon EU?

Tracing the evolution of federalist theory and the European Union (EU), an international line up of distinguished experts debate the pros and cons of treating the EU in a comparative context and ask whether a constitutional equilibrium has been reached in the EU. They examine policymaking or modes of governance in the areas of employment, health, environment, security and migration, comparing the EU's policies with policies of both international organisations like NATO, OECD and federal states such as Canada, Japan and South Africa.

Tracing the evolution of federalist theory and the EU, this book brings together a distinguished array of experts from around the world to debate the pros and cons of treating the EU in a comparative context. Contributors ask whether a constitutional equilibrium has been reached in the EU, and examine policymaking in areas such as employment, health, environment, security, and migration.

This book includes up-to-date studies of regional integration efforts in all major parts of the world, especially North America, South America and East Asia. In many cases these efforts are compared with the EU, where integration has progressed much further. Some important questions are asked: What explains the variation in achievements? What kind of agreements and institutions are needed to produce regional integration? Is 'pooling and delegation' of sovereignty necessary to overcome 'collective action problems'? How important is regional leadership? Various schools of thought are represented.

Preliminary Material /Finn Laursen -- Chapter 1. Introduction: Overview of the Constitutional Treaty and Main Elements of the Treaty /Finn Laursen -- Chapter 2. The Eu Constitutional Treaty and International Trade /Rafael Leal-Arcas -- Chapter 3. The European Economic Constitution: an Analysis of the Constitutional Treaty /Ferran Brunet -- Chapter 4. The Reforms in the Justice and Home Affairs Domain: the End of the 'Third Pillar'? /Jörg Monar -- Chapter 5. Who Speaks for Europe While We Wait for the Eu Foreign Minister? /Per M. Norheim-Martinsen -- Chapter 6. Between Cherry-picking and Salvaging the Titanic: Spain and the Rescuing of the Essence of the Eu Constitution /Joaquín Roy -- Chapter 7. From Idealism to Pragmatism: Germany and the Constitutional Treaty /Almut Möller -- Chapter 8. The French Rejection of the European Constitutional Treaty: Two-level Games Perspective /Colette Mazzucelli -- Chapter 9. Trimming the Sails:the Dutch and the Eu Constitution after the Referendum /Steven B. Wolinetz -- Chapter 10. The United Kingdom and the Constitutional Treaty: Leading from within? /Alasdair Blair -- Chapter 11. Poland and the Constitutional Treaty: a Short Story about a 'Square Root'? /Maciej Wilga -- Chapter 12. Denmark and the Constitutional Treaty: a Difficult Two-level Game /Finn Laursen -- Chapter 13. Italy and the Treaty Establishing a European Constitution: the Decline of a Middle-size Power? /Federiga Bindi -- Chapter 14. The Irish Presidency:n Eutrality, Skills and Effective Mediation? /Andreas Dür and Gemma Mateo -- Chapter 15. A New Pragmatism: the Role and Impact of the European Parliament in the Constitutional Treaty Negotiations /Derek Beach -- Chapter 16. The European Commission as a Strategic Agenda Setter: the Case of the Convention on the Future of Europe and the Ensuing Ratification Crisis /Edward Moxon-Browne -- Chapter 17. Producing 'Ever Closer Union'? the Rhetoric of Legitimacy and Regional Participation in the Eu Constitutional Convention /Janet Laible -- Chapter 18. The Igc 2003-4: How Constrained by Rhetorical Action? How Intergovernmental? /Finn Laursen -- Chapter 19. The Failed Eu Constitution Referendums: the French Case in Perspective, 1992 and 2005 /Francesca Vassallo -- Chapter 20. Constitution-making and the Search for a European Public Sphere /Chien-Yi Lu -- Chapter 21. Everything Shall Now Be Popular: Explaining Elite Behaviour in the Constitutional Treaty Referenda /Rasmus Leander Nielsen -- Chapter 22. Flexible Integration and the Constitutional Treaty: an Instrument with Little Purpose? /Laura Lund Olsen -- Chapter 23. The Implications of the 'No' Vote in France: Making the Most of a Wasted Opportunity /Marie-Luce Paris-Dobozy -- Chapter 24. From Treaty Bargains to a Constitutional Proposal and Back /Thomas König -- Chapter 25. Concluding Remarks: the Constitutional Treaty Is Dead, Long Live European Constitutionalism /Finn Laursen -- Index /Finn Laursen.

Résumé Cet article analyse la formation du traité de Lisbonne, en y considérant le rôle des États membres et les présidences allemande et portugaise. Ensuite, il identifie les choix institutionnels les plus importants du traité et comment ces changements peuvent affecter les politiques majeures de l'Union. Enfin, l'auteur cherche à évaluer les changements. Même s'ils ne sont pas révolutionnaires, ces changements devraient contribuer à créer une union plus efficace et légitime. Une limitation importante du traité tient à ce que la politique étrangère et de sécurité reste intergouvernementale, malgré l'abolition formelle de la structure des piliers.