A csőd után
After the Crisis

Summary/Abstract: In an interview conducted by the German weekly Die Zeit in 2008, Jürgen Habermas analyses the most important social, political and economic consequences of the global crisis. He worries about the social injustice, namely, that the costs of the collapse of the system must be paid by the most vulnerable groups of the society. He argues that despite of the shocking pictures of the crisis, this turbulent environment could widen the spectrum of possible political alternatives. The neoliberal project reached its limits and a new equilibrium should be created between the market and politics, where the new dimensions of solidarity and democracy should be integral parts of the structure. The European model, which is based on autonomous economic policy measures, will not be sufficient to manage the crisis, and this system should be followed by a close coordination of economic policy and economic governance. The new economic and political order can be created by a new type of diplomacy. Habermas is optimistic about the role of the US: after the reconsideration of the neo-conservative approaches, and the implementation of the decentralized universalism, the country can play an important role in the creation of a new world order where there is no need for superpowers anymore.

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