Format:
vii, 189 pages
,
25 cm
ISBN:
946236799X
,
9789462367999
Series Statement:
Democracy and the rule of law 7
Content:
In the past ten years, Europe has faced challenges that are unprecedented in its contemporary history. Weaknesses in the functioning of the Eurozone, notably the European Union's macro-economic structure, were revealed on account of the economic and financial crisis. In turn, the neo-liberal measures intended to remedy these shortcomings caused fierce reactions on both poles of the political spectrum. Moreover, the reduction of the Member States' sovereignty in fiscal and economic policy gave rise to right wing populism and Euro-skeptic political forces. Resisting the politics of austerity, social movement groups across Europe began to resort to extra-institutional mechanisms and channels. Violence has undeniably become Europe's new norm, resulting from the rise of both radical left-wing and right-wing social movements. Hit by a series of terrorist attacks European polities are subsequently descending into a latent (and at times a very real) 'state of nature'. This volume addresses the many different facets of the European crisis, and concerns itself with the possibilities of overcoming it
Note:
Includes bibliographical references
,
1. Introduction ; Part I. Polities under challenge. 2. The idea of transnational democracy
,
3.Critique of the theory of the EU as a demoi-cracy: lessons from the Euro crisis
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4. The new transformation of the public sphere: lessons from Greek/European crisis
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5. Causes of the current crisis and ways out: seen through the lens of the European social model
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6. Religion in public spaces: controversies in the European Court of Human Rights' case law
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7. Disagreement and recognition
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Part II. Social movements. 8. Responding to crisis of democracy: social movements as constituent power
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9. A rights-based justification of the participation of civil society in Europe
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10. Democracy against capitalism
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11. The second Arab awakening and the changing context of public reason
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12. Resentment and societal transformation: a rule-related argument against Martha Nussbaum's critique of anger
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789462747791
Language:
English
Keywords:
Europäische Union
;
Demokratie
;
Krise
;
Soziale Bewegung
Author information:
Marinković, Tanasije 1976-
Author information:
Brunkhorst, Hauke 1945-
