The Pursuit of the European Public Sphere: Is Deliberative Democracy a Start?

The European Union is facing the collapse of traditional democracy. Immersed in an unprecedented economical crisis, new thesis are emerging that indicate that it might be time to move forward to a new kind of more communicative and participative government. This paper examines whether there is a sin...

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Autor: Perelló i Sobrepere, Marc
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/33283
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11441/33283
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:European Union
Public Sphere
Deliberative Democracy
Participation
Habermas
Unión Europea
Esfera pública
Democracia deliberativa
Participación
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Sumario:The European Union is facing the collapse of traditional democracy. Immersed in an unprecedented economical crisis, new thesis are emerging that indicate that it might be time to move forward to a new kind of more communicative and participative government. This paper examines whether there is a single or multiple European public spheres, and proposes deliberative democracy as the starting point for reforms.