The perils of identity politics
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Pierre Manent and Marcel Guanchet discusses that the present moment belongs to democracy, since in all areas of life; the principle of consent is replacing the logic of command. Yet democracy has always had the idea of self-governance of the body politic, of the human association or community, and the new politics of European societies is the politics of the rights of man.
Publication Name: Journal of Democracy
Subject: Political science
ISSN: 1045-5736
Year: 2004
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What Europe means for Poland
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Before 1989 Europe symbolized freedom, normalcy, economic rationality, and was a light on the western horizon for the people of Poland. The enduring symbols of Europe, which was of ego-driven and shortsighted political leadership, were Munich in 1938 and Yalta in 1945.
Publication Name: Journal of Democracy
Subject: Political science
ISSN: 1045-5736
Year: 2003
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The "Helsinki Moment" in Southeastern Europe
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The European Union was successful in transforming its candidate countries but its efforts to promote democracy and development in Bosnia and Kosovo failed. The EU appointed a new commission for enlargement responsible for the whole region to meet the challenges.
Publication Name: Journal of Democracy
Subject: Political science
ISSN: 1045-5736
Year: 2005
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