ISBN:
9781509536238
,
9781509536245
Language:
English
Pages:
201 Seiten
Uniform Title:
Freiheit verteidigen
DDC:
303.372091821
Keywords:
European Union
;
Liberalism
;
Democracy
;
Liberty
;
Westliche Welt
;
Offene Gesellschaft
;
Freiheit
;
Demokratie
;
Selbstbestimmung
;
Wertorientierung
Abstract:
In place of an introduction : the lie of the land -- Modern and anti-modern -- The long view of democracy -- The left and democracy -- The rise of the anti-liberals -- The migration battlefield -- Dealing with Islam -- No empathy for freedom : the Germans and Ukraine -- The Russia complex -- Modernity and its discontents -- Ecology and freedom -- Civilizing capitalism -- Shaping globalization -- How we can relaunch the EU -- What is at stake.
Abstract:
"Confidence in democratic institutions and mainstream politics today is fast eroding. How can we address this? Leading Green politician and thinker Ralf Fücks argues that our current predicament stems from a failure to defend democracy as the guarantor of freedom. In a powerful counter, he outlines the basis for an ambitious democratic renewal"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
