GREVE, Morten F
Treaty reform as constitutional politics : a longitudinal view - February 2002
Some analysis prefer to see the European Union's treaty reforms as a string of bargains between self-interested member state governments. This however, is simplistic and reflects the continuing legacy of an outdated 'Hobbesian' conception of modern society. In order to gain a more convincing understanding of the dynamics of European treaty reform it is necessary adapt and explicity 'non-hobbesian' position which takes seriously modern society's high level of functionally differentiated complexity. A systems-theoretical approach to treaty reform is presented which seen reform processes as instances of an emergent constitutional politics in a polycentric European polity. Next, the article focuses on the main phases in the historical development of the structural coupling between European law and politics
Área de Livre Comércio
Reforma Administrativa
Direito Constitucional
Legislação
Política
Relações Internacionais
Europa
Treaty reform as constitutional politics : a longitudinal view - February 2002
Some analysis prefer to see the European Union's treaty reforms as a string of bargains between self-interested member state governments. This however, is simplistic and reflects the continuing legacy of an outdated 'Hobbesian' conception of modern society. In order to gain a more convincing understanding of the dynamics of European treaty reform it is necessary adapt and explicity 'non-hobbesian' position which takes seriously modern society's high level of functionally differentiated complexity. A systems-theoretical approach to treaty reform is presented which seen reform processes as instances of an emergent constitutional politics in a polycentric European polity. Next, the article focuses on the main phases in the historical development of the structural coupling between European law and politics
Área de Livre Comércio
Reforma Administrativa
Direito Constitucional
Legislação
Política
Relações Internacionais
Europa
