Conditions for EU constitutionalization: A qualitative comparative analysis

Journal of European Public Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1168-1189

  Schimmelfennig, Frank ^c   Rittberger, Berthold ^b   Bürgin, Alexander ^a   Schwellnus, Guido ^c  

^a Department of Social Sciences ^*  (Germany)

^b Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Constitutionalization; European Parliament; European Union; Human rights; Qualitative comparative analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750526462     PISSN: 13501763     EISSN: 14664429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13501760600999482     Document Type: Review

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