“Our times resemble the 1920s”, says Claus Offe. “We’re witnessing the accumulation of various crises that are rapidly putting the whole European project under tremendous pressure. Illiberal forces are on the rise. Middle classes are shrinking. There’s populist hatred of ‘the establishment’ and fascination with strong leaders. Europe is suffering multi-morbidity. Our problems, and the promises that are being broken, are now far greater than anything money could possibly buy, even if large sums of EU transfer funds were suddenly made available, and spent wisely, in a spirit of solidarity.”
Full interview with one of Europe’s top public intellectuals, Claus Offe, by Sydney Democracy Network’s Professor John Keane:
http://sydneydemocracynetwork.org/europe-suffering-multi-morbidity-conversation-claus-offe-berlin/
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