Constitutional pluralism has become immensely popular among scholars who study European integration and issues of global governance. Some of them believe that constitutionalism, traditionally thought to be bound to a nation state, can emerge beyond state borders - most importantly in the process of European integration, but also beyond that, for example, in international regulatory regimes such as the WTO, or international systems of fundamental rights protection, such as the European Convention.At the same time, the idea of constitutional pluralism has not gone unchallenged. Some have questioned its compatibility with the very nature of law and the values which law brings to constitutionalism. The critiques have come from both sides: from those who believe in the 'traditional' European constitutionalism based on a hierarchically superior authority of the European Union as well as from scholars focusing on constitutions of particular states.The book collects contributions taking opposing perspectives on constitutional pluralism - some defending and promoting the concept of constitutional pluralism, some criticising and opposing it. While some authors can be called 'the founding fathers of constitutional pluralism', others are young academics who have recently entered the field. Together they offer fresh perspectives on both theoretical and practical aspects of constitutional pluralism, enriching our existing understanding of the concept in current scholarship.

This book collects contributions which take opposing perspectives on the constitutional pluralism and provides a thorough analysis of both the theoretical and practical aspects of the concept.The book will enrich readers' existing understanding of constitutional pluralism.A useful resource for those who are interested in European integration and issues of global governance.

1 IntroductionMatej Avbelj and Jan Komárek2 Constitutionalism and Pluralism in Global ContextNeil Walker3 Rethinking Constitutional Authority: On the Structure and Limits of Constitutional PluralismMattias Kumm4 Three Claims of Constitutional PluralismMiguel Poiares Maduro5 Systems Pluralism and Institutional Pluralism in Constitutional Law: National, Supranational and Global GovernanceDaniel Halberstam6 Multilevel Constitutionalism and Constitutional PluralismFranz C Mayer and Mattias Wendel7 The Fallacy of European Multilevel ConstitutionalismRené Barents8 Federalism as Constitutional Pluralism: 'Letter from America'Robert Schütze9 Out with the New, in with the Old - Neo-Roman Constitutional Thought and the Enigma of Constitutional Pluralism in the EUOla Zetterquist10 Institutional Dimension of Constitutional PluralismJan Komárek11 Legal Pluralism and Institutional Disobedience in the European UnionJulio Baquero Cruz12 Constitutional Disagreement in Europe and the Search for PluralismGareth Davies13 The Silent Lamb and the Deaf WolvesDaniel Sarmiento14 Constitutional Dialogues, Pluralism and Conflicting IdentitiesXavier Groussot15 Monism: A Tale of the UndeadAlexander Somek16 Can European Integration be Constitutional and Pluralist - Both at the Same Time?Matej Avbelj