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PublisherEcpr Press
ISBN-101785522388
ISBN-139781785522383
eBay Product ID (ePID)240369507
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Number of Pages512 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameCitizens in Europe : Essays on Democracy, Constitutionalism and European Integration
SubjectGeopolitics, History & Theory, General, World / European, Public Policy / Economic Policy
Publication Year2016
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPolitical Science
AuthorUlrich K. Preuss, Claus. Offe
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight14.7 Oz
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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2017-392475
ReviewsWhat kind of unity can fragmented and 'post-national' societies achieve in and through the EU? These essays, by two prominent German scholars from the fields of democratic constitutionalism and political sociology, ask questions designed to elicit some answers. 'It is an exciting experience to follow these two brilliant minds on their intellectual itinerary towards path-breaking interpretations of the present fate of democracy in Europe.
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal341.2/422
Table Of ContentI. Introduction II. The socio-moral dimension of democratic polities1. The Significance of Cognitive and Moral Learning for Democratic Institutions 2. Democratic Institutions and Moral Resources 3. Crisis and Innovation of Liberal Democracy: Can Deliberation Be Institutionalised?4. Democracy against the Welfare State? Structural Foundations of Neoconservative Political Opportunities 5. Toward a New Understanding of Constitutions III. Key Institutions of Democracy6. The Political Meaning of Constitutionalism 7. Citizenship and Identity: Aspects of a Political Theory of Citi--zenship 8. Competitive Party Democracy and the Keynesian Welfare State: Factors of Stability and Disorganisation 9. 'Main Problems of Contemporary Theory of Democracy and the Uncertain Future of its Practice'IV. Democracy, Constitutionalism and Homogeneity10. Constitutionalism in fragmented societies: the integrative function of constitutions 11. '"Homogeneity"'and Constitutional Democracy: Coping with Identity Conflicts through Group Rights'12. Perspectives on Post-Conflict Constitutionalism: Reflections on Regime Change through External constitutionalisation V. Prospects of a European Polity13. Is there, or can there be, a 'European Society'? 14. Prospects of a Constitution for Europe 15. Revisiting the Rationale Behind the European Union - the Basis of European Narratives Today and TomorrowVI. The Democratic Question of Europe16. Citizenship in the European Union: a Paradigm for Transnational Democracy? 17. The Democratic Welfare State in an Integrating Europe 18. The Constitution of a European Democracy and the Role of the Nation State 19. The problem of legitimacy in the European polity: is democratisation the answer? VII. Challenges to and Crisis of the European Project20. The European Model of 'Social' Capitalism: Can it survive European Integration? 21. Two Challenges to European Citizenship 22. Europe Entrapped: Does the EU have the political capacity to overcome its current crisis?
SynopsisWhat kind of unity can fragmented and 'post-national' societies achieve in and through the EU? These essays, by two prominent German scholars from the fields of democratic constitutionalism and political sociology, ask questions designed to elicit some answers., This interdisciplinary collection of essays by a constitutionalist and a political sociologist examines how fragmented societies can be held together by appropriate and effective constitutional arrangements providing for bonds of democratic citizenship. Exploring the political order dilemmas of capitalist democracies, the authors address moral and institutional prerequisites on which the deepening of European integration depends. The desirability of such deepening is currently contested, with the membership of some states (and their compliance with the spirit of the Union's treaties) at stake. The authors do not consider the 'renationalisation' of Europe to be a feasible (and even less so a desirable) way out of Europe's current malaise. Yet whatever the way out, charting it calls not just for the vision and imagination of political elites but also for the intellectual efforts of social scientists. With this book, Preu and Offe contribute to those efforts. Key Features: - original insights on the nature of the European crisis - analysis of how fragmented societies can be held together by appropriate constitutional arrangements - how state sovereignty and federal structures can be merged - account of the moral prerequisites and resources of democratic polities - dilemmas of political order under democratic capitalism, This interdisciplinary collection of essays by a constitutionalist and a political sociologist examines how fragmented societies can be held together by appropriate and effective constitutional arrangements providing for bonds of democratic citizenship. Exploring the political order dilemmas of capitalist democracies, the authors address moral and institutional prerequisites on which the deepening of European integration depends. The desirability of such deepening is currently contested, with the membership of some states (and their compliance with the spirit of the Union's treaties) at stake. The authors do not consider the 'renationalisation' of Europe to be a feasible (and even less so a desirable) way out of Europe's current malaise. Yet whatever the way out, charting it calls not just for the vision and imagination of political elites but also for the intellectual efforts of social scientists. With this book, Preuss and Offe contribute to those efforts.
LC Classification NumberHC241
