Understanding the European Constitution

Clive Church is Emeritus Jean Monnet Professor of European Studies at the University of Kent and member of its Centre for Swiss Politics. His research interests continue to be in Swiss politics and the constitutional and democratic development of the EU. His most recent publications are The Penguin Guide to the European Treaties (Penguin, 2002) – co-authored with David Phinnemore and The Politics and Government of Switzerland (Palgrave, 2003).David Phinnemore is Senior Lecturer in European Integration at Queen’s University Belfast. His research interests include EU treaty reform, EU enlargement and EU-Romania relations and he is co-author with Clive H. Church of The Penguin Guide to the European Treaties (Penguin, 2002)

• 1. Introduction  2. The Context  3. Thinking About the Constitutional Treaty  4. Part 1: The Official Text  5. Part 2: An Analysis of the Constitutional Treaty's Basics  6. Parts 3-4: IV and Beyond, an Overview  7. Coming to a Decision

'Clive Church and David Phinnemore have written this book with the aim of providing an impartial, concise and balanced overview of the controversial legal text ... A reliable source of information.' - APE