The Future of Europe: Democracy, Legitimacy and Justice After the Euro Crisis (Future Perfect: Images of the Time to Come in Philosophy, Politics and Cultural Studies)

The European Union seems to have rescued its single currency, but it has not yet put an end to the crisis. In this major new book, a group of fifteen international philosophers, economists, political scientists, sociologists, and legal experts compare the economic, political, constitutional, social, and cultural interpretations of the European crisis. They describe the challenges the EU faces in relation to legitimacy and democracy and address head-on the uncertainty over the future of Europe. The book considers different possible scenarios—from the Union's dissolution, with or without the continuation of the integration process, to its reinforcement through the building of a political union addressing the challenges of legitimacy, democracy and justice. Such a strengthened union could mark a new stage for democracy—not the democracy of ancient cities and modern states, but one convenient to the complex entities, neither national nor supra-national, of which the European Union, despite the crisis, is still the best modern example. Contents Preface Introduction Chapter One: The Euro Crisis and Its Constitutional Implications Chapter Two: The Transformation of Macroeconomic and Fiscal Governance in the EU Chapter Three: The Current European Crises Chapter Four: Is There a Guardian of Constitutionalism in the European Union? Chapter Five: Carl Schmitt and the Deconstitution of Europe Chapter Six: A Hidden Asset in Times of Crisis Chapter Seven: Europe’s Nemesis? Chapter Eight: Double Trust Chapter Nine: What Must Be Democratized? Chapter Ten: Populist Movements and the European Union Chapter Eleven: Legitimacy in a Neomedieval (Postcrisis) Europe Chapter Twelve: The Euro Crisis and Institutional Reform in the EU Chapter Thirteen: About the Democratic Governance of the Euro Chapter Fourteen: The Eurozone Crisis in Light of the EU’s Normativity Chapter Fifteen: Beyond the Markets Index Contributors A major collection of essays by a multidisciplinary panel of experts exploring the various interpretations of the European crisis and the future of the European Union.