Constitutionalising Europe
Subtitle: Dutch reactions to an incoming tide (1948-2005)
By: Jieskje Hollander
Publisher: Europa Law Publishing
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Groningen
Language: eng
Number of pages: 360
ISBN-13: 9789089521392
Subjects: Politics and government; Constitution; Constitution européenne; Référendums; UE/CE Intégration; UE/CE Droit; UE/CE Etats membres; Political science; Europäische Integration; European Union; Europäische Union; Niederlande
Other titles: Constitutionalizing Europe
Description: Constitutionalising Europe. Dutch Reactions to an Incoming Tide (1948-2005)' aims to solve the riddle of how the relation between the Netherlands and Europe got under pressure. Widely renowned as one of the Founding Fathers of the European Coal and Steel Community and as one of the most loyal participants of European integration in general, the Netherlands surprised friend and foe when on 1 June 2005, its people rejected the European Constitution with a great majority. Until now, no satisfying explanation has been given for this occurrence. This book offers a new, long-term perspective. Based on a wealth of new primary sources - i.e. parliamentary accounts, Council of State advice and interviews with key-figures in the process - this book shows that the origin of the gap between Dutch political elite and society at large, as it became manifest on 1 June 2005, was already latently present within the identity of the Dutch polity for a long time.
Notes: Thesis (doctoral)--University of Groningen.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 336-344).
Table of contents: title: The land of Grotius 1948-1953 --; title: Confirming the course 1953-1957 --; title: Supranationalisation for self-preservation 1957-1979 --; title: First cracks in the consensus 1979-1986 --; title: Spring tide stress 1986-1997 --; title: Stemming the tide 1997-2005.