Non-fiction
Enraged Citizens, European Peace and Democratic Deficits
Or Why the Democracy Given to Us Must Become One We Fight For
Robert Menasse
© Seagull Books
Robert Menasse’s work of nonfiction examines the history of the European project and the evolving politics of a nation-state. Spanning from the beginning of the transnational idea with 1951’s Montanunion – the European Coal and Steel Community – to the current financial crisis, Menasse focuses on the institutional structures and forces both advancing and obstructing the European project. Along the way, he makes the bold claim that either the Europe of nation-states will perish – or the project of transcending the nation-states will.
German original title
German
Wien, Paul Zsolnay Verlag 2012
128 pages