The Rise and Fall of the EU’s Constitutional Treaty

The Rise and Fall of the EU’s Constitutional Treaty
Author: Finn Laursen
Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Total Pages: 581
Release: 2008-07-31
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9004168060

This book accounts for the content and negotiation of the EU's Constitutional Treaty of 2004 as well as the failure of ratification of the treaty in France and the Netherlands in 2005. It discusses the implications of the abandonment of the treaty for the process of European integration and our understanding of that process.

Tipping Points in International Law

Tipping Points in International Law
Author: Jean d'Aspremont
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 403
Release: 2021-10-28
Genre: Law
ISBN: 110884510X

Explores the possibilities and limits of the international legal architecture and its expert communities in shaping the world of tomorrow.

Democracy and the Role of Associations

Democracy and the Role of Associations
Author: Sigrid Rossteutscher
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2005
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780415325486

Voluntary associations have been presented as a solution to political apathy and cynicism towards representative democracy. The authors collected in this volume, however, argue that these claims require more robust substantiation and seek to critically examine the crucial link between the associative sector and the health of democracy. Focusing on the role of context and using diverse approaches and empirical material, they explore whether these associations in differing socio-political contexts actually undermine rather than reinvigorate democracy.