European Constitutionalism the Other Way Round: From the Periphery to the Centre

The key argument of the volume is that post-1989 transformation deeply affected states and societies on both sides of the former Iron Curtain and was mutually constitutive. While post-communist Europe had to re-invent itself to be 'admitted' to the EU, the old member states and the EU changed too – less visibly, but no less profoundly. This volume examines these transformations from a new perspective, defined by scholars from post-communist Europe, who set the agenda of the volume in a series of workshops. Their colleagues from the 'West' were invited to reflect on the experience of their countries in the light of the questions and concerns defined in those workshops. The authors include scholars from a variety of backgrounds: established and young, coming from all parts of the continent and having different views on the politics of European integration. This title is also available as open access on Cambridge Core.

Jan Komárek is Professor of EU Law at the University of Copenhagen (on leave) and a Visiting Professor in the Faculty of Law, Charles University in Prague, where he holds Donatio Universitatis Carolinae Chair (2025–2026).

Birgit Aasa is a qualified lawyer in Estonia and holds a Ph.D. from the European University Institute. A former postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Copenhagen, she is currently a civil servant in the European Parliament.

Marina Bán has a Ph.D. in Law from the University of Amsterdam and has worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Copenhagen University.

Michał Krajewski holds a Ph.D. from the European University Institute. A former postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Copenhagen, he is currently an Inquiries Officer with the European Ombudsman, Brussels.