Abstract

SANCHEZ GARRIDO, Pablo. Constitutional and identity crisis in the European Union. Civilizar [online]. 2009, vol.9, n.16, pp.167-178. ISSN 1657-8953.

The starting point of this article is the hypothesis that the current crisis of the European Union, mainly regarding its constitutional integration process, has deep origins that surpasses the judicial and economic fields to establish itself in the cultural and axiological identity field, regardless of certain religious aspects. Furthermore, this article analysis the main streams that question the need to start from an European cultural identity, such as the Post Modern European and Habermas premises, in order to conclude with some considerations regarding what may contribute to better diagnose the etiology and therapy of the actual European constitutional identity crisis.

Keywords : European Union; Cultural Identity; Constitutional Crisis; European Values; Christianity; Post modernity; Habermas.

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