{"product_id":"the-crisis-of-the-european-union-9780745662435","title":"The Crisis of the European Union","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTranslated by Ciaran Cronin.   In the midst of the current crisis that is threatening to derail the historical project of European unification, Jurgen Habermas has been one of the most perceptive critics of the ineffectual and evasive responses to the global financial crisis, especially by the German political class.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"One of Europe's most prominent intellectuals, a social political theorist of the highest standing. In pinpointing the lack of democratic participation, he builds a case that Europe's leaders will sooner or later have to answer.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"A trailblazer of an emerging debate in international political theory.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMillennium\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"A vital injection into the public debate on the future of the EU since it brings our attention to a central political dimension of this project, which seems to have been lost. It is also a thought-provoking  contribution to several debates in political theory.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEuropean Political Science\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eThe Crisis\u003c\/i\u003e' demand for a politicised and democratised Europe is a welcome tonic to an event currently marked by its lack of vision.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFabian Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"We should rejoice that a philosopher like Habermas is not giving up, but calling the European elite to order. He sees an opportunity in the crisis. 'With a little backbone the crisis of the single currency can bring about what some once hoped for from a common European foreign policy, namely a cross-border awareness of a shared European destiny.'\"\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlobal Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"One of the most famous living philosophers.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eRadical Philosophy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"There is something refreshingly honest about Jurgen Habermas's take on the European Union.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"For at least a generation Jurgen Habermas's work has made a significant impact on a variety of important debates in philosophy and the social sciences.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"No-one articulates the 'European' ideal with greater intellectual clarity, philosophical acumen and humanist fervour than Jürgen Habermas.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMuslim World\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface \u003cp\u003eThe Crisis of the European Union in Light of a Constitutionalization of International Law - An Essay on the Constitution for Europe\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI. Why Europe Is Now More Than Ever a Constitutional Project\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII. The European Union Must Decide between Transnational Democracy and Post-Democratic Executive Federalism\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII. From the International to the Cosmopolitan Community\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Concept of Human Dignity and the Realistic Utopia of Human Rights\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: The Europe of the Federal Republic\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI. After the Bankruptcy\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII. The Euro Will Decide the Fate of the European Union\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII. A Pact for or against Europe?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSources\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404409577815,"sku":"9780745662435","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745662435.jpg?v=1730486381","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-crisis-of-the-european-union-9780745662435","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}