Carl Schmitt (1888-1985) was one of the twentieth century's most
brilliant and disturbing critics of liberalism. He was also one of
the most important intellectuals to offer his services to the
Nazis, for which he was dubbed the "crown jurist of the Third
Reich." Despite this fateful alliance Schmitt has exercised a
profound influence on post-war European political and legal
thought-on both the Right and the Left. In this illuminating book,
Jan-Werner Muller traces for the first time the permutations of
Schmitt's ideas after the Second World War and relates them to
broader political developments in Europe. Offering a fresh account
of Schmitt's life and career along with discussions of his key
concepts, Muller explains why interest in the political theorist
continues. He assesses the current uses of Schmitt's thought in
debates on globalization and the quest for a liberal world order.
He also offers new insights into the liberalization of political
thinking in post-authoritarian societies and the persistent
vulnerabilities and blind spots of certain strands of Western
liberalism.
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