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The “No” Vote in the French and Dutch Referenda on the EU Constitution: A Spillover of Consequences for the Wider Europe

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2006

Boyka Stefanova
Boyka Stefanova
Affiliation:
University of Texas at San Antonio
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The Treaty Establishing a Constitution for Europe is widely regarded as a turning point in the history of European integration. It was designed to reconcile two key dimensions of the European construction: the deepening of integration and the need to ensure the democratic character of the European Union (EU). The Constitution provides for the convergence of the model of regional integration and that of democratic government. It contains simplified legal instruments and procedures which enhance the status of the Union as a political system. The open deliberations on the constitutional text and its ratification through popular referenda or parliamentary endorsement extend democratic principles and procedures typical of domestic politics to regional integration.

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PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 39 , Issue 2 , April 2006 , pp. 251 - 255
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© 2006 The American Political Science Association

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