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democracy and the rule of law 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. The eleven articles will appeal to philosophers, political scientists, and legal scholars interested in European Union studies. EUROPEAN DEMOCRACY IN CRISIS POLITIES UNDER CHALLENGE AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS ISBN 978-94-6236-799-9 9 7 8 9 4 6 2 3 6 7 9 9 9 7 7 7 EUROPEAN DEMOCRACY IN CRISIS hauke brunkhorst, dragica vujadinovic & tanasije marinkovic (eds.) brunkhorst, vujadinovic & marinkovic (eds.) series editor: miodrag a. jovanovic series editor: miodrag a. jovanovic EUROPEAN DEMOCRACY IN CRISIS.indd Alle pagina's 28-11-17 16:30
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democracy and the rule of law
In the past ten years, Europe has faced challenges that are unprecedented in itscontemporary history. Weaknesses in the functioning of the Eurozone, notably theEuropean Union’s macro-economic structure, were revealed on account of theeconomic and financial crisis. In turn, the neo-liberal measures intended toremedy these shortcomings caused fierce reactions on both poles of the politicalspectrum. Moreover, the reduction of the Member States’ sovereignty in fiscal andeconomic policy gave rise to right wing populism and Euro-skeptic politicalforces.Resisting the politics of austerity, social movement groups across Europe began toresort to extra-institutional mechanisms and channels. Violence has undeniablybecome Europe’s new norm, resulting from the rise of both radical left-wing andright-wing social movements. Hit by a series of terrorist attacks European politiesare subsequently descending into a latent (and at times a very real) “state ofnature”.This volume addresses the many different facets of the European crisis, andconcerns itself with the possibilities of overcoming it. The eleven articles willappeal to philosophers, political scientists, and legal scholars interested inEuropean Union studies.
EUROPEAN DEMOCRACY IN CRISISPOLITIES UNDER
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SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
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RISIShauke brunkhorst, dragica vujadinovic & tanasije marinkovic (eds.)
brunkhorst, vujadinovic & m
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series editor:miodrag a. jovanovic
series editor:miodrag a. jovanovic
EUROPEAN DEMOCRACY IN CRISIS.indd Alle pagina's 28-11-17 16:30
