Europe's Functional Constitution ─ A Theory of Constitutionalism Beyond the State

Reviews and updates the idea of constitutionalism in light of the European Union's legal system

Bridges the gap between political theory and empirical political science approaches to constitutional design by offering a new model of constitutional rule

Underscores the relevance of political theory in the realm of global governance, and vice versa

Examines recent EU treaty changes and contemporary developments, including the financial crisis

Provides a useful overview for graduate students and researchers with a critical assessment of EU freedom of movement and citizenship law

Turkuler Isiksel, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Columbia University

Turkuler Isiksel is Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science at Columbia University. She earned her PhD in political science from Yale University and works primarily in contemporary political theory. Isiksel has served as a Perkins fellow at the Princeton University Program in Law and Public Affairs and as an Emile Noel Fellow at the Jean Monnet Centre for International and Regional Economic Law and Justice at the New York University School of Law. In addition, she has held a Jean Monnet fellowship at the Global Governance Program at the European University Institute in Florence, and a visiting fellowship at the Justitia Amplificata Centre for Advanced Studies at Goethe Universitat in Frankfurt.