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International Journal of Constitutional Law 2008 6(1):117-136; doi:10.1093/icon/mom034
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Why Europeans will not embrace constitutional patriotism

Mattias Kumm*

* Professor, New York University School of Law. Email: kummm{at}juris.law.nyu.edu


  Abstract

Europeans will not become constitutional patriots any time soon. The first part of the article argues that this is not because of anything inherently implausible about the idea, either generally, or when applied to the European Union. But the actual institutional features of European politics make it improbable that Europeans will develop allegiances to the European Union grounded in shared constitutional ideals. Without meaningful electoral politics at the heart of the European political process, the citizenry's attitude toward European institutions will continue to oscillate between disinterest, fickle support, and resentment.


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