TY - JOUR
T1 - Nation state, capitalism, democracy
T2 - Philosophical and political motives in the thought of jürgen habermas
AU - Müller-Doohm, Stefan
AU - Bird-Pollan, Stefan
PY - 2010/11
Y1 - 2010/11
N2 - This article attempts, for the first time, to link some central motives in the thought of Jürgen Habermas with the biographical experiences of the philosopher and social theorist. What are the relations which Habermas himself thematizes in his life story by means of discursive analysis? Three elements are central: the change in significance of the nation state against the backdrop of the process of European integration, the concept of a deliberative democracy, and the timely and controversial issue of the taming of world capitalism. Finally, the article discusses the question of how plausible it is that there is no alternative to capitalism and to what extent democracy can tame capitalism.
AB - This article attempts, for the first time, to link some central motives in the thought of Jürgen Habermas with the biographical experiences of the philosopher and social theorist. What are the relations which Habermas himself thematizes in his life story by means of discursive analysis? Three elements are central: the change in significance of the nation state against the backdrop of the process of European integration, the concept of a deliberative democracy, and the timely and controversial issue of the taming of world capitalism. Finally, the article discusses the question of how plausible it is that there is no alternative to capitalism and to what extent democracy can tame capitalism.
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U2 - 10.1177/1368431010382759
DO - 10.1177/1368431010382759
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:78649286061
SN - 1368-4310
VL - 13
SP - 443
EP - 457
JO - European Journal of Social Theory
JF - European Journal of Social Theory
IS - 4
ER -