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European integration stands at a critical juncture, with Euroscepticism more widespread than ever. The Eurosceptic Mobilisation of Constitutional Law offers the first comprehensive study of the mobilisation of constitutional law by Eurosceptic actors against the foundational principles of European integration. Drawing on constitutional theory, EU law, comparative public Law and the authors' expertise in Euroscepticism, this book introduces the concept of Eurosceptic constitutional counter-narratives: the strategic use of constitutional law to challenge European integration from within. Through four detailed case studies-covering the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, and Poland-and cross-case empirical analysis, this book reveals how Eurosceptic actors construct and deploy these narratives within specific national contexts. The Eurosceptic Mobilisation of Constitutional Law offers a critical examination of the mechanisms behind this mobilisation and advances a normative defence of open constitutionalism, a model of constitutional thought that affirms and supports the principles of European integration.

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Pablo Castillo-Ortiz is a Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Sheffield (UK). He is also currently a Mercator Fellow at the Jacques Delors Centre, Hertie School (Germany). He holds a PhD in Law and Political Science (Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain). He has held visiting fellowships and positions at iCourts (University of Copenhagen), the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (University of London), Université catholique de Louvain (Belgium), and the Centre d'Études Européennes of Sciences Po Paris. His research interests are focused on comparative law and politics and on European law and politics. Giuseppe Martinico is Full Professor of Comparative Public Law at the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, where he also serves as co-director of the Sant'Anna Legal Studies programme (www.stals.santannapisa.it ). Prior to joining the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies he was García Pelayo Fellow at the Centro de Estudios Políticos y Constitucionales (CEPC), Madrid, and Max Weber Fellow at the European University Institute, Florence. He has also been affiliated to several international research centres. His research interests cover both comparative and European constitutional law.

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