From its conception to the referenda of 2005 where it met its end, German philosopher Jürgen Habermas wrote in support of the European Constitution. This is the first in-depth account of his project. Emphasis is placed on the conception of the European Union that informed his political prescriptions.
The book is divided into three parts. The first considers the unfolding of ‘social modernity’ at the level of the EU; among the subjects covered are Habermas’s concept of juridificat...
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Introduction: Modernity, welfare state and Eutopia
PART I: ...
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Thomas Christiansen is Lecturer at the European Institute of Public Administration in Maastricht