National politics and European integration : from the constitution to the Lisbon Treaty / edited by Maurizio Carbone

Includes bibliographical references and index

1. Introduction: understanding the domestic politics of treaty reform / Maurizio Carbone -- 2. EU reform process: from the European Constitution to the Lisbon Treaty / Thomas Christiansen -- 3. France: from rejection to return? / Helen Drake, Christian Lequesne -- 4. Germany: from launching the constitutional debate to salvaging a treaty / Simon Bulmer -- 5. United Kingdom: red lines defended / Neill Nugent, David Phinnemore -- 6. Italy: the importance of party politics in treaty negotiations / Lucia Quaglia -- 7. Poland: domestic discord makes for a problematic partner / Paul G. Lewis. Ireland: more referendums anyone? / Brian Girvin -- 9. Benelux countries: how politicization upset a prointegration coalition / Peter Bursens, Ben Crum -- 10. Spain and Portugal: continuity and consensus in Iberia / Mary Farrell -- 11. Nordic countries: between scepticism and adaptation / Finn Laursen -- 12. Czech Republic and Slovakia: party politics and the travails or ratification / Karen Hendersen -- 13. Conclusion: preference formation, inter-state bargaining and the Treaty of Lisbon / Maurizio Carbone.