Habermas, Jürgen, 1929-

The crisis of the European Union : a response / Jürgen Habermas ; translated by Ciaran Cronin. - Cambridge ; Malden, Mass. : Polity Press, 2012. - 140 p. ; 22 cm

Traducido de: Zur Verfassung Europas.

Incluye Bibliografía.

Preface The Crisis of the European Union in Light of a Constitutionalization of International Law - An Essay on the Constitution for Europe I. Why Europe Is Now More Than Ever a Constitutional Project II. The European Union Must Decide between Transnational Democracy and Post-Democratic Executive Federalism III. From the International to the Cosmopolitan Community The Concept of Human Dignity and the Realistic Utopia of Human Rights Appendix: The Europe of the Federal Republic I. After the Bankruptcy II. The Euro Will Decide the Fate of the European Union III. A Pact for or against Europe? Sources

Translated 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.

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European Union. Constitution.
Unión Europea--Constitución


Democracy--Europe.
Democracia--Europa


Europe--Politics and government--21st century.
Europa--Política y gobierno--Siglo XXI

JN 40 / H114c 2012

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