German Europe

U Beck, Rodney Livingstone

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English

Polity Press
08 March 2013

History; EU & European institutions; Monetary economics

The anticipation of the European economic catastrophe has changed the European landscape of power. It is giving birth to a political monster: a German Europe. Germany did not seek this leadership position - rather, it is a perfect illustration of the law of unintended consequences. The invention and implementation of the euro was the price demanded by France, to pin Germany down to a European Monetary Union in the context of German unification. It was a quid pro quo for binding a united Germany into a more integrated Europe in which France would continue to play the leading role. But the precise opposite has happened. Economically the euro turned out to be very good for Germany, and with the euro crisis Chancellor Angela Merkel became the informal Queen of Europe. The new grammar of power reflects the difference between creditor and debtor countries; it is not a military but an economic logic. In this way the German model of stability is being elevated into the guiding idea for Europe. The Europe we have now will not be able to survive in the risk-laden storms of the globalized world. The EU has to be sustained by more than the fear of the chaos that would be caused by its breakdown. It has to be built on something more positive: a vision of rebuilding Europe bottom-up, creating a Europe of the citizen. There is no better way to reinvigorate Europe than through the coming together of ordinary Europeans acting on their own behalf.

By: U Beck
Translated by: Rodney Livingstone
Imprint: Polity Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 220mm, Width: 137mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 272g
ISBN: 9780745665399
ISBN 10: 074566539X
Pages: 120
Publication Date: 08 March 2013
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface Introduction: Will Europe survive? The decision facing Germany. I How the euro crisis is both tearing Europe apart and uniting it 1. How German austerity policies are dividing Europe - the governments are for it, the peoples are against 2. The achievements of the European Union 3. The blindness of the economy 4. European domestic politics: the national concept of politics is outmoded 5. The EU crisis is not a debt crisis II Europe's new power coordinates: the path to a German Europe 1. Europe under threat and the crisis of politics 2. The new landscape of European power 3. 'Merkiavelli': hesitation as a means of coercion III A social contract for Europe 1. More freedom through more Europe 2. More social security through more Europe 3. More democracy through more Europe 4. The question of power: who will enforce the social contract? 5. A European spring? Notes

Ulrich Beck is one of the world's leading sociologists and social thinkers, well-known for his best-selling book Risk Society. He is Emeritus Professor at Munich and Professor of Sociology at the LSE.

Reviews for German Europe

A compelling analysis of Germany. The Economist A blistering indictment of Germany's modern-day economic domination, by one of Germany's most distinguished intellectuals. Daily Mail A brilliant and succinct analysis of the political genius of Angela Merkel. Char les Moore, Sunday Telegraph A short but punchy book by the distinguished German sociologist. Prospect Democracy won't be real in Europe until that kind of law has to be proposed, debated, and voted on by all concerned. Beck has moved us a small step closer to this highly desirable consummation, and to a unified political will in Europe, by getting his readers accustomed to thinking of a 'European Germany' rather than a 'German Europe'. Los Angeles Review of Books Diagnoses Europe's troubles with a realism and clarity that suggests a long and arduous road ahead. Financial Times A brilliant analysis of Europe's shifting landscape of power. Joschka Fischer, Foreign Minister and Vice Chancellor of Germany, 1998-2005 An immensely incisive and encouraging book. Not only does it present an eye-opening outlook on Europe's crisis, it also offers a credible solution. Daniel Cohn-Bendit, MEP and co-president of the Greens/Free European Alliance Group in the European Parliament Ulrich Beck's German Europe is one of those rare and brilliant political tracts that offers us a new language with which to understand the present crisis so that we can shape the future. Mary Kaldor, Professor of Global Governance, LSE