@article{DawsonDeWitte, author = {Dawson, Mark and De Witte, Floris}, title = {Constitutional Balance in the European Union After the Euro Crisis}, series = {Modern Law Review}, volume = {76}, journal = {Modern Law Review}, number = {5}, publisher = {Wiley-Blackwell}, address = {Oxford}, issn = {1468-2230}, doi = {10.1111/1468-2230.12037}, pages = {817 -- 844}, abstract = {This article analyses how the European Union's response to the euro-crisis has altered the constitutional balance upon which its stability is based. It argues that the stability and legitimacy of any political system requires the structural incorporation of individual and political self-determination. In the context of the EU, this requirement is met through the idea of constitutional balance, with 'substantive', 'institutional' and 'spatial' dimensions. Analysing reforms to EU law and institutional structure in the wake of the crisis - such as the establishment of the ESM, the growing influence of the European Council and the creation of a stand-alone Fiscal Compact - it is argued that recent reforms are likely to have a lasting impact on the ability of the EU to mediate conflicting interests in all three areas. By undermining its constitutional balance, the response to the crisis is likely to dampen the long-term stability and legitimacy of the EU project.}, language = {en} } @article{DawsondeWitte, author = {Dawson, Mark and de Witte, Floris}, title = {From balance to conflict: a new constitution for the EU}, series = {European Law Journal}, volume = {21}, journal = {European Law Journal}, number = {6}, issn = {1468-0386}, language = {en} } @article{DawsondeWitte, author = {Dawson, Mark and de Witte, Floris}, title = {Self-Determination in the Constitutional Future of the EU}, series = {European Law Journal}, volume = {21}, journal = {European Law Journal}, number = {3}, issn = {1351-5993}, doi = {10.1111/eulj.12131}, pages = {371 -- 383}, abstract = {This article analyses three prominent proposals for the functional and political transformation of the EU from a constitutional perspective. It argues that existing EU reform proposals, to varying degrees, entrench rather than reverse the challenges to individual and political self-determination brought about by the EU's response to its Euro crisis. As the article will conclude, challenging 'authoritarian liberalism' in an EU context may require the development of a constitutional structure for the Union able to contest, rather than set in stone, the EU's existing economic and political goals.}, language = {en} } @book{DawsondeWitte, author = {Dawson, Mark and de Witte, Floris}, title = {EU Law and Governance}, publisher = {Cambridge}, isbn = {9781108836173}, doi = {10.1017/9781108864046}, publisher = {Hertie School}, pages = {300}, abstract = {What is the EU for? In light of the current state of European integration, EU law cannot meaningfully be appreciated without understanding the political, social and cultural context within which it operates. This textbook proposes a fresh, accessible and interdisciplinary take on the subject that is suitable for one-semester and introductory courses wishing to engage the reader with the wider context of the EU project. It situates the institutions, legal order and central policy domains of the EU in their context and offer students the tools to critically analyse and reflect on European integration and its consequences. With pedagogical features such as further reading, class questions and essay/exams questions to support learning, this textbook enables students to form their own informed opinion on whether the EU offers an appropriate answer to the many questions that it is asked.}, language = {en} }