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The Treaty of Lisbon

Origins and Negotiation

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  • © 2013

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Authors:
  1. David Phinnemore

    1. Queen’s University Belfast, UK

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Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics (PSEUP)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. The Treaty of Lisbon in Context

    • David Phinnemore
    Pages 1-15

  3. The Constitutional Treaty: Rejection and Reflection

    • David Phinnemore
    Pages 16-46

  4. The German Council Presidency I: Focal Points and Reverse Engineering

    • David Phinnemore
    Pages 47-71

  5. The German Council Presidency II: From Berlin Declaration to Road Map

    • David Phinnemore
    Pages 72-108

  6. The German Council Presidency III: From Road Map to Mandate

    • David Phinnemore
    Pages 109-132

  7. The IGC Mandate and the Draft Reform Treaty

    • David Phinnemore
    Pages 133-147

  8. The 2007 Intergovernmental Conference

    • David Phinnemore
    Pages 148-177

  9. Ratification and Implementation

    • David Phinnemore
    Pages 178-210

  10. The Treaty of Lisbon and the Future of EU Treaty Reform

    • David Phinnemore
    Pages 211-228

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 229-306
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About this book

Detailed and comprehensive analysis of how the Treaty of Lisbon emerged in 2007 this book explores the role played by the German Council Presidency and the EU's institutional actors in securing agreement among the leaders of member states on an intergovernmental conference as well as a new treaty text to replace the rejected Constitutional Treaty.

Reviews

'This fine-grained volume chronicles the complex processes leading to the Treaty of Lisbon. It provides an essential background to the continuing debate on EU treaty reform.'

Helen Wallace, European Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK

'Phinnemore has produced what will undoubtedly be seen as the definite account of how the Lisbon Treaty has come about. The volume is a detailed and extremely valuable record of how the provisions in the treaty were negotiated, demonstrating the way in which various interests and particular circumstances have interacted in bringing about this important reform. Beyond this, Phinnemore identifies the lessons that can be drawn from the Lisbon experience and the more general patterns that explain the outcomes of treaty revision. This book ought to be standard reading for anyone seeking to understand the complex processes that underpin decision-making in the European Union.'

Thomas Christiansen, Department of Political Science, University of Maastricht, The Netherlands

Authors and Affiliations

  • Queen’s University Belfast, UK

    David Phinnemore

About the author

David Phinnemore is Professor of European Politics at Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland and Visiting Professor at the College of Europe in Bruges. He has published widely on a range of EU issues, notably treaties and treaty reform, enlargement, external relations, particularly association, and Romania's position within European integration.

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