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Informationen zum Autor Andrew Glencross is in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Aberdeen. Alexander H. Trechsel is professor of political science and the first full-time holder of the Swiss chair in Federalism and Democracy at the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence, Italy. Klappentext EU Federalism and Constitutionalism: The Legacy of Altiero Spinelli is the first book-length study devoted not only to how Spinelli's advocacy for a federal Europe shaped European integration but also how Spinelli's ideas are essential to understanding the EU constitutional system today. The volume integrates perspectives from law, history, and political science to offer a comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of the history, evolution, and future of federal principles and institutions in the European integration process. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword Acknowledgments List of Tables Introduction Part One: The Constitutional Dimension 1. The "Spinelli Treaty" of February 1984: The Start of the Process of Constitutionalizing the European Union 2. Taking "Constitutionalism" and "Legitimacy" Seriously Part Two: The Comparative Dimension 3. Revisiting Altiero Spinelli: Why to Look at the European Union through the American Experience 4. Altiero Spinelli and Idea of the US Constitution as a Model for Europe Part Three: Political Actors and the Institutional Dimension 5. The Question of Treaty Architecture: From the "Spinelli Draft" to the Lisbon Treaty 6. François Mitterrand and the "Spinelli Treaty" of 1984: Support or Instrumentalization? Conclusion: Altiero Spinelli and the Future of the European Union Notes on Contributors
