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Critical Theories of Crisis in Europe - From Weimar to the Euro (Paperback)
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Critical Theories of Crisis in Europe - From Weimar to the Euro (Paperback)
Series: Reinventing Critical Theory
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What is to be learned from the chaotic downfall of the Weimar
Republic and the erosion of European liberal statehood in the
interwar period vis-a-vis the ongoing Europeancrisis? This book
analyses and explains the recurrent emergence of crises in European
societies. It asks how previous crises can inform our understanding
of the present crisis. The particular perspective advanced is that
these crises not only are economic and social crises, but must also
be understood as crises of public power, order and authority. In
other words, it argues that substantial challenges to the
functional and normative setup of democracy and the rule of law
were central to the emergence and the unfolding of these crises.
The book draws on and adds to the rich 'crises literature'
developed within the critical theory tradition to outline a
conceptual framework for understanding what societal crises are.
The central idea is that societal crises represent a discrepancy
between the unfolding of social processes and the institutional
frameworks that have been established to normatively stabilize such
processes. The crises at issue emerged in periods characterized by
strong social, economic and technological transformations as well
as situations of political upheaval. As such, the crises
represented moments where the existing functional and normative
grid of society, as embodied in notions of public order and
authority, were severely challenged and in many instances
undermined. Seen in this perspective, the book reconstructs how
crises unfolded, how they were experienced, and what kind of
responses the specific crises in question provoked.
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