This special issue of the Journal of European Integration brings together contributions by leading scholars of European
Journal of European Integration The Maastricht Treaty: Second Thoughts after 20 Years Special Issue on the Occasion of the 20th Anniversary of the Maastricht Treaty Editors: Thomas Christiansen and Simon Duke This special issue of the Journal of European Integration brings together contributions by leading scholars of European integration in order to reflect on the continuing significance and lasting impact of the Maastricht Treaty 20 years after its signing. Individual articles address the implications that key reforms introduced by the treaty have had: the creation of separate ‘pillars’ for foreign policy and justice and home affairs, the introduction of co-decision between Parliament and Council and of EU citizenship, the role of the European Council and of institutional reforms more generally. A number of contributions discuss the Maastricht decisions on Economic and Monetary Union and the management of the single currency in light of the current crisis facing the Eurozone. This collection of articles constitutes an authoritative and comprehensive assessment of the most important reform in the history of the European Union, making it essential reading for everyone interested in understanding the trajectory of European integration over the past two decades.
Table of Contents: Thomas Christiansen, Simon Duke and Emil Kirchner Understanding and Assessing the Maastricht Treaty Michael Smith Still Rooted In Maastricht: EU External Relations as a ‘Third-Generation Hybrid’ Jörg Monar Justice and Home Affairs: the Treaty of Maastricht as a Decisive Intergovernmental Gate Opener Anne Rasmussen 20 Years of Co-Decision since Maastricht: Inter- and Intra-Institutional Implications Wolfgang Wessels The Maastricht Treaty and the European Council – The History of an Institutional Evolution
This special issue will be published as Vol.34, No.7 of the Journal of European Integration in November 2012. Sign up for table of contents alerts to discover the very latest content from the journal.
James Caporaso and Min-hyung Kim The Maastricht Treaty at Twenty: A Greco-European Tragedy? Kenneth Dyson ‘Maastricht Plus’: Managing the Logic of Inherent Imperfections Beate Kochler-Koch Civil Society and Participatory Democracy Joseph Weiler In the Face of Crisis – Input Legitimacy, Output Legitimacy and the Political Messianism of European Integration Desmond Dinan The Arc of Institutional Reform in Post-Maastricht Treaty Change
