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The new totalitarian temptation : global governance and the crisis of democracy in Europe, Todd Huizinga

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What caused the eurozone debacle and the chaos in Greece? Why has Europe's migrant crisis spun out of control, over the heads of national governments? Why is Great Britain calling a vote on whether to leave the European Union? Why are established political parties declining across the continent while protest parties rise? All this is part of the whirlwind that EU elites are reaping from their efforts to create a unified Europe without meaningful accountability to average voters. The New Totalitarian Temptation: Global Governance and the Crisis of Democracy in Europe is a must-read if you want to understand how the European Union got to this point and what the European project fundamentally is. This is the first book to identify the essence of the EU in a utopian vision of a supranationally governed world, an aspiration to achieve universal peace through a global legal order. The ambitions of the global governancers are unlimited. They seek to transform not just the world's political order, but the social order as well✹discarding basic truths about human nature and the social importance of tradition in favor of a human rights policy defined by radical autonomy and unfettered individual choice. And the global governance ideology at the heart of the EU is inherently antidemocratic. EU true believers are not swayed by the common sense of voters, nor by reality itself. Because the global governancers aim to transfer core powers of all nations to supranational organizations, the EU is on a collision course with the United States. But the utopian ideas of global governance are taking root here too, even as the European project flames into rancor and turmoil. America and Europe are still cultural cousins; we stand or fall together. The EU can yet be reformed, and a commitment to democratic sovereignty can be renewed on both sides of the Atlantic.--
Language
eng
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Publication
Edition
First American edition.
Extent
xvii, 250 pages
Contents
  • One Something Completely Different : The Uniqueness of the EU
  • Post-Modern : The EU as an Unanswered Question
  • The Utopian Dream of World Peace : The EU and Global Governance
  • Out of the Ashes of War: The European Coal and Steel Community
  • ECSC to EU : The Transformation of Europe
  • Ever Closer Union : The Cloak of Constructive Ambiguity
  • The Failed Referenda : Getting it Right the Second Time
  • Ecrasez l'Infame : The EU Constitution and Religion
  • The Eurozone Crisis : The Politics Behind the Money
  • Absolute Autonomy : The Global Ethic of Women's Rights
  • The Deconstruction of Human Nature : LGBTI Rights
  • Hate Speech, Anti-Discrimination and Re-Educating Children : Religious Freedom in a Post-Christian Europe
  • Global Governance and National Sovereignty
  • The Despotic Face of Global Governance : Universal Jurisdiction and the International Criminal Court
  • Binding the Leviathan : The U.S. War on Terror vs. the EU's Global Vision
  • Post-Christian Europe and Religion in America
  • The Eurozone Crisis : Unprecedented Integration or EU Break-up?
  • Demographics and Islam : The Primary Challenges for Europe's Future
  • The European Elections and the Crisis of Democracy in Europe
  • Epilogue : Will America Follow the EU into the Soft Utopia?
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9781594037894
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The new totalitarian temptation : global governance and the crisis of democracy in Europe
Title
The new totalitarian temptation
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global governance and the crisis of democracy in Europe
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Todd Huizinga
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Language
eng
Summary
What caused the eurozone debacle and the chaos in Greece? Why has Europe's migrant crisis spun out of control, over the heads of national governments? Why is Great Britain calling a vote on whether to leave the European Union? Why are established political parties declining across the continent while protest parties rise? All this is part of the whirlwind that EU elites are reaping from their efforts to create a unified Europe without meaningful accountability to average voters. The New Totalitarian Temptation: Global Governance and the Crisis of Democracy in Europe is a must-read if you want to understand how the European Union got to this point and what the European project fundamentally is. This is the first book to identify the essence of the EU in a utopian vision of a supranationally governed world, an aspiration to achieve universal peace through a global legal order. The ambitions of the global governancers are unlimited. They seek to transform not just the world's political order, but the social order as well✹discarding basic truths about human nature and the social importance of tradition in favor of a human rights policy defined by radical autonomy and unfettered individual choice. And the global governance ideology at the heart of the EU is inherently antidemocratic. EU true believers are not swayed by the common sense of voters, nor by reality itself. Because the global governancers aim to transfer core powers of all nations to supranational organizations, the EU is on a collision course with the United States. But the utopian ideas of global governance are taking root here too, even as the European project flames into rancor and turmoil. America and Europe are still cultural cousins; we stand or fall together. The EU can yet be reformed, and a commitment to democratic sovereignty can be renewed on both sides of the Atlantic.--
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  • European Union
  • Democracy
  • Supranationalism
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The new totalitarian temptation : global governance and the crisis of democracy in Europe, Todd Huizinga
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Contents
One Something Completely Different : The Uniqueness of the EU -- Post-Modern : The EU as an Unanswered Question -- The Utopian Dream of World Peace : The EU and Global Governance -- Out of the Ashes of War: The European Coal and Steel Community -- ECSC to EU : The Transformation of Europe -- Ever Closer Union : The Cloak of Constructive Ambiguity -- The Failed Referenda : Getting it Right the Second Time -- Ecrasez l'Infame : The EU Constitution and Religion -- The Eurozone Crisis : The Politics Behind the Money -- Absolute Autonomy : The Global Ethic of Women's Rights -- The Deconstruction of Human Nature : LGBTI Rights -- Hate Speech, Anti-Discrimination and Re-Educating Children : Religious Freedom in a Post-Christian Europe -- Global Governance and National Sovereignty -- The Despotic Face of Global Governance : Universal Jurisdiction and the International Criminal Court -- Binding the Leviathan : The U.S. War on Terror vs. the EU's Global Vision -- Post-Christian Europe and Religion in America -- The Eurozone Crisis : Unprecedented Integration or EU Break-up? -- Demographics and Islam : The Primary Challenges for Europe's Future -- The European Elections and the Crisis of Democracy in Europe -- Epilogue : Will America Follow the EU into the Soft Utopia?
Control code
FIEb17823602
Dimensions
24 cm.
Edition
First American edition.
Extent
xvii, 250 pages
Isbn
9781594037894
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia.
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • (NhCcYBP) 2015020473
  • (OCoLC)907190641
Label
The new totalitarian temptation : global governance and the crisis of democracy in Europe, Todd Huizinga
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier.
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent.
Contents
One Something Completely Different : The Uniqueness of the EU -- Post-Modern : The EU as an Unanswered Question -- The Utopian Dream of World Peace : The EU and Global Governance -- Out of the Ashes of War: The European Coal and Steel Community -- ECSC to EU : The Transformation of Europe -- Ever Closer Union : The Cloak of Constructive Ambiguity -- The Failed Referenda : Getting it Right the Second Time -- Ecrasez l'Infame : The EU Constitution and Religion -- The Eurozone Crisis : The Politics Behind the Money -- Absolute Autonomy : The Global Ethic of Women's Rights -- The Deconstruction of Human Nature : LGBTI Rights -- Hate Speech, Anti-Discrimination and Re-Educating Children : Religious Freedom in a Post-Christian Europe -- Global Governance and National Sovereignty -- The Despotic Face of Global Governance : Universal Jurisdiction and the International Criminal Court -- Binding the Leviathan : The U.S. War on Terror vs. the EU's Global Vision -- Post-Christian Europe and Religion in America -- The Eurozone Crisis : Unprecedented Integration or EU Break-up? -- Demographics and Islam : The Primary Challenges for Europe's Future -- The European Elections and the Crisis of Democracy in Europe -- Epilogue : Will America Follow the EU into the Soft Utopia?
Control code
FIEb17823602
Dimensions
24 cm.
Edition
First American edition.
Extent
xvii, 250 pages
Isbn
9781594037894
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia.
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • (NhCcYBP) 2015020473
  • (OCoLC)907190641

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