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  • Published: 15 December 2011
  • ISBN: 9780241959282
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 272

Democracy In Europe



If the European Union applied to become a member of the European Union it would be rejected as undemocratic. Can the European Union foster greater democracy in Europe, and so protect the dispersal of power, personal freedom and the rule of law? Willit improve our shared lives and increase sense of being useful citizens? Rejecting both nostalgia for the nation state and thoughtless optimism, Larry Siedentop sets out to explore the practical implications of government on a continental scale. He draws on his expertise as an historian of liberal theory to produce an analysis of Europe's various political economies. In creating a framework for thought, this is sure to be a key work in the long deferred debate on Europe.

  • Published: 15 December 2011
  • ISBN: 9780241959282
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 272

About the author

Larry Siedentop

Larry Siedentop is one of the most distinguished and penetrating political historians. His previous publications include Tocqueville. He is a tutor at Keble College in Oxford.

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