Weber, Habermas and Transformations of the European State: Constitutional, Social, and Supranational Democracy

by John P. McCormick

Book Overview

This book critically engages J?rgen Habermas's comprehensive vision of constitutional democracy in the European Union. John P. McCormick draws on the writings of Max Weber (and Habermas's own critique of them) to confront the difficulty of theorizing progressive politics during moments of radical state transformation. Both theorists employ normative and empirical categories, drawn from earlier historical epochs, to analyze contemporary structural...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052174363X
• ISBN13: 9780521743631
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"