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Abstract
This paper addresses the current challenges to European democracies. It argues for the need to devise a critical theory of democracy in Europe and spells out some of the tasks it must bring to fruition. In a first section, a methodological issue is addressed, as it is argued that this specific strand of critical theory must be her- meneutical, in order to address actually existing societies and aim to understand the motives of social actors themselves. Then, it makes a diagnosis on the current state of affairs of the challenges facing democracy in Europe, from the social problems caused by decades of neoliberalism to the current authoritarian menaces. Against that backdrop, it puts forward seven tasks at the levels of theory, and of the political and social arrangements that are needed in order to be up to these challenges and renew European democracies.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 171-187 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Journal | Azimuth |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2020 |
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CEGE: Research Center in Management and Economics
Silva, M. (Full Professor), Sousa, R. (Full Professor), Alves, P. (Assistant Professor), Madsen, A. (Invited Assistant Professor), Lourenço, A. (Associate Professor), Carvalho, A. S. (Associate Professor), Andrade, A. (Assistant Professor), Silva, P. D. (Associate Professor), Vlačić, B. (Invited Assistant Professor), Martins, C. (Invited Assistant Professor), Gomes, C. (Auxiliary Researcher), Gevrek, Z. E. (Invited Assistant Professor), Oliveira, F. G. D. (Associate Professor), Faria, G. (Invited Associate Professor), Marreiros, H. (Scholarship holder), Pinho, J. (Invited Assistant Professor), Machado, J. (Associate Professor), Araújo, J. (Auxiliary Researcher), Pinto, J. (Assistant Professor), Rego, A. (Full Professor), Gaspar, J. M. (Auxiliary Researcher), Corbo, L. (Invited Assistant Professor), Costa, L. (Associate Professor), Fernandes, L. (Assistant Professor), Sottomayor, M. (Assistant Professor), Martins, N. (Full Professor), Hernández-Marrero, P. (Auxiliary Researcher), Gonçalves, R. (Associate Professor), Ribeiro, R. (PI), Coelho, S. L. (Assistant Teacher), Pereira, S. M. (Auxiliary Researcher), Silva, S. (Associate Professor), Rodrigues, V. (Associate Professor), Sotiros, D. G. (Auxiliary Researcher), Valverde, C. (Assistant Professor), Leitão, A. (Assistant Professor), Julião, J. (Assistant Professor), Tavares, M. (Assistant Professor), Lages, C. R. (Auxiliary Researcher), Elmashhara, M. G. (Auxiliary Researcher) & Teymourifar, A. (Auxiliary Researcher)
1/01/20 → 31/12/25
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