On the Constitution of Europe

The persisting euro crisis, as well as the half-hearted and often populist reactions of politics, have resulted in the failure of the European project now appearing as a real possibility. In his essay, Jürgen Habermas defends Europe against the spreading scepticism, opposing it with a newly compelling emphasis on the European Union, its history, and above all its future. He dismantles prejudices in thinking relating to the transnationalisation of democracy also by placing the process of unification within the long-term context of the juridification and civilisation of state power. Ultimately, Jürgen Habermas calls upon politics to transform the European project, hitherto pursued behind closed doors, into an immediate mode of transparent opinion-forming contest in the broader public sphere. In addition to the essay On the Constitution of Europe, this volume contains the study The Concept of Human Dignity and the Realistic Utopia of Human Rights from 2010, as well as three interventions published by Jürgen Habermas since the outbreak of the financial crisis.
Author: Jürgen Habermas