Ein verpasster Verfassungsmoment: Der Vertrag von Maastricht und die europäische Öffentlichkeit (1988–91)
In the crisis of 1989/90, the negotiations on the Maastricht Treaty offered ideal conditions for a European constitutional moment. But the public debate remained fragmented and focused on national interests — not least because of intergovernmental procedures, which gave more news value to the diplomatic context than to the constitutional content of the reform. With a detailed examination of the German, French and British press debates on this issue, Manuel Müller provides empirical insights into a key phase of EU integration. Moreover, it offers analytical re-conceptualisation of the conditions of a European public sphere and of the relationship between political procedures and discourse structures.
The publication is part of the series Europäische Schriften, Bd. 99
Manuel Müller:
Ein verpasster Verfassungsmoment: Der Vertrag von Maastricht und die europäische Öffentlichkeit (1988–91)
2021, 796 pages
ISBN print: 978–3‑8487–6514‑0
ISBN online: 978–3‑7489–0600‑1