Warum Europa eine Republik werden muss! – Why Europe should become a Republic

“Political Europe, if it ever existed, is long dead; it died well before the public
became aware of the slow, agonising demise of the EU now under way.“

 

1st edition: 2016, 304 pages
Published by: Dietz
Original language: German

German professor for European policy, Ulrike Guérot, wrote a passionate plea for a European Republic. In this fascinating, accessible book Guérot brings in her experience from working for thinktanks in Paris, Brussels, London, Washington and Berlin on the topics of European integration and the role of Europe in the world for 20 years.

“Why Europe should become a Republic” is a political utopia. Guérot argues that the European Union in its present state is neither democratic nor representing the interests of the majority of the people. Being well aware of the fact that it will take time, she unfolds her idea of reinventing the original European idea and how to establish a European Republic serving the needs of its citizens.

This thoroughly thought through analysis seems to be more relevant than ever in our current times of increasing nationalism, autocracy and populism – while still the broad majority of Europeans opposes these developments and supports the idea of a peaceful, integrated Europe. “Why Europe should become a Republic” is a substantial contribution to the current debate.