Overview
The European Union entered into an economic crisis in late 2009 that was sparked by bank bailouts and led to large, unsustainable, sovereign debt. The crisis was European in scale, but hit some countries in the Eurozone harder than others. Despite the plethora of writings devoted to the economic crisis in Europe, present understandings of how the political decisions would influence the integration project continue to remain vague. What does it actually mean to be European? Is Europe still a collection of peoples that rallied together during good times and then retreat to nationalism when challenges appear? Or has Europe adopted a common identity that would foster solidarity during hard times? This book provides its reader with a fresh perspective on the importance identity has on the functioning of the European Union as exemplified in Jürgen Habermas’ seminal text, ‘The Crisis of the European Union: A Response’. Rather than exploring the causes of the crisis, the contributors examine the current state of European identity to determine the likelihood of implementing Habermas’ suggestions. The contributor’s interdisciplinary approach is organized into four parts and examines the following key areas of concern: Habermas’ arguments, placing them into their historical context. To which degree do Europeans share the ideals Habermas describes as crucial to his program of reform. Influence of Habermas’ cosmopolitanism through religious and literary lenses. Impact of Habermas’ notions in the arenas of education, national economies, austerity, and human rights. Jürgen Habermas and the European Economic Crisis will be read by scholars in the fields of Political Theory and Philosophy, European Politics and Cultural Studies.
Full Product Details
Author: Gaspare M. Genna (University of Texas at El Paso, USA) ,
Thomas O. Haakenson ,
Ian W. Wilson
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Routledge
Weight: 0.453kg
ISBN: 9781138543485
ISBN 10: 1138543489
Pages: 238
Publication Date: 25 April 2018
Audience:
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Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Known for his somewhat dry and juridical appeals to a kind of permanent Kantian Law, Jurgen Habermas - the central intellectual of the EU's German center - arises here in a very different light. This timely study reveals instead an urgently popular thinker concerned with simple dignity and fellow-feeling, berating his troubled homeland as a self-absorbed colossus as Europe teeters on the brink. This book gives cosmopolitanism a new life at the very moment of its threatened extinction . - Timothy A. Brennan, University of Minnesota
Known for his somewhat dry and juridical appeals to a kind of permanent Kantian Law, Jurgen Habermas - the central intellectual of the EU's German center - arises here in a very different light. This timely study reveals instead an urgently popular thinker concerned with simple dignity and fellow-feeling, berating his troubled homeland as a self-absorbed colossus as Europe teeters on the brink. This book gives cosmopolitanism a new life at the very moment of its threatened extinction . - Timothy A. Brennan, University of Minnesota
Author Information
Gaspare M. Genna is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Texas at El Paso. Thomas O. Haakenson is Associate Provost at the California College of Arts. Ian W. Wilson is Associate Professor of German and Humanities at Centre College
