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The formation of a European constitution: an approach from historical-political sociology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 August 2012

Chris Thornhill
Chris Thornhill*
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University of Glasgow
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Abstract

This article sets out a sociological reconstruction of the constitution of the European Union (EU). Utilising a methodology derived from historical-functionalist sociology, it explains the distinctive court-led, judicial form of this constitution within a wide comparative-sociological framework, and it cites earlier examples of judicialised constitutions to elucidate the adaptive functions performed by judicial actors in the EU constitution. The article proposes a new method for analysing constitutions in general and that of the EU in particular, and it offers an encompassing sociological perspective for addressing the increasing preponderance of judicial institutions in contemporary democratic polity building.

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International Journal of Law in Context , Volume 8 , Issue 3 , September 2012 , pp. 354 - 393
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