Glendinning, Simon (2013) Europe should reject Jürgen Habermas’ vision of a federal European state and instead create an enduring association between sovereign nations. LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) Blog (03 Sep 2013). Website.
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Abstract
What should the ultimate aim of European integration be? Simon Glendinning writes on the argument put forward by Jürgen Habermas in favour of creating a ‘supranational democracy’ in Europe, with a common European government. Taking issue with Habermas’ interpretation of the philosopher Immanuel Kant, he argues that the creation of a supranational democracy is not only unlikely, but conceptually flawed. Rather than viewing a voluntary association of independent states as being fundamentally weak or incomplete without further integration, we should recognise that it offers the best of all worlds: preserving European diversity, while also increasing tolerance and safeguarding against war.
| Item Type: | Online resource (Website) |
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| Official URL: | http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2013 The Author(s) |
| Divisions: | LSE |
| Subjects: | J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) J Political Science > JZ International relations |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Apr 2017 14:25 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Sep 2023 19:01 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/72424 |
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