2023
DOI: 10.1017/s2045381723000199
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The Conference on the Future of Europe as a chance for democratic catching up? Towards a citizen-centred perspective on constitutional renewal in the European Union

Sandra Seubert

Abstract: The Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE) was the first initiative to include citizens in deliberations about the future of European democracy since the failed Constitutional Convention of 2002/03. Although embedded within broader trends to involve ordinary citizens in the political process, it is of specific relevance in the European context because it raises expectations of democratic catching up and relates to ongoing discussions and struggles about the constitutional character of the European Union. T… Show more

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“…9), even if it operated under distinctively beneficial conditions: the number of member states was smaller than today and, as a first-off attempt, the 'Constitutional Convention' enjoyed considerable goodwill. The fact that this European Convention ultimately failed to command the support of the citizens and the fact that most of its recommendations only came to be adopted after being reconsidered by a second IGC several years laterwhich, most notably, focused on playing down all too great ambitionsseems to have left a considerable 'trauma' in the mind of many European politicians (Seubert 2022).…”
Section: European Conventionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…9), even if it operated under distinctively beneficial conditions: the number of member states was smaller than today and, as a first-off attempt, the 'Constitutional Convention' enjoyed considerable goodwill. The fact that this European Convention ultimately failed to command the support of the citizens and the fact that most of its recommendations only came to be adopted after being reconsidered by a second IGC several years laterwhich, most notably, focused on playing down all too great ambitionsseems to have left a considerable 'trauma' in the mind of many European politicians (Seubert 2022).…”
Section: European Conventionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Notably, critical decisionssuch as the European Stability Mechanism, the Fiscal Compact and the Turkey dealwere established outside of the Treaty framework and the constitutional guarantees it provides. Crucially, ever since the agreement on the Treaty of Lisbon in 2007, member states have refused to revisit the EU treaties that essentially embody the constitution of EU decision-making (Fossum 2008;Seubert 2022). Much of this refusal can be explained by the fear that treaty revision would trigger politicization and calls for referenda, which government leaders do not expect to be able to winat least not at the level of the crossnational majority that would be required for any substantial treaty changes to be ratified.…”
Section: Introduction: the Post-functionalist Dilemma Of Eu Constitut...mentioning
confidence: 99%