Explaining the constitutionalization of the European Union

Journal of European Public Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1148-1167

  Rittberger, Berthold ^a   Schimmelfennig, Frank ^b  

^a France   (Germany)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Constitutionalization; Constructivism; European Parliament; Human rights; Rationalism; Rhetorical action

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750506488     PISSN: 13501763     EISSN: 14664429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13501760600999474     Document Type: Review

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