Year: 2021
Author: Denninger, Erhard
Der Staat, Vol. 60 (2021), Iss. 3 : pp. 495–506
Abstract
Constitutional Patriotism and Integration
The essay is focused on the question whether the idea of ‚constitutional patriotism‘ may ensure a sufficient degree of ‚civic solidarity‘ in a cultural-religious pluralistic society. The main argument of Habermas lies in the separating of the two levels: the sphere of general and equal political integration and the sphere of ethical-cultural integration. But this always produces particular difficulties when interpretation and application of basic juridical concepts, like human dignity or human rights at all, are at stake. In the reciprocally necessary adoption of perspectives between majority and minorities the Federal Constitutional Court could operate in an equalizing manner. Concepts like „national identity“ or „constitutional identity“ may be practised judicially, but taken as analytic categories they are worthless. Decisions, taken in procedures conducted correctly by constitutional patriotism, must be accepted as legitimate also by ‚parallel societies‘ (Parallelgesellschaften).
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Journal Article Details
Publisher Name: Global Science Press
Language: German
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3790/staa.60.3.495
Der Staat, Vol. 60 (2021), Iss. 3 : pp. 495–506
Published online: 2021-07
AMS Subject Headings: Duncker & Humblot
Copyright: COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press
Pages: 12
Author Details
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erhard Denninger: Verfassungspatriotismus und Integration | 495 | ||
| I. Verfassungspatriotismus als Basis der politischen Integration | 495 | ||
| II. Abstraktheit der rechtsförmig hergestellten Solidarität. Kritik und Antikritik | 497 | ||
| III. Ermöglichung von Bürgersolidarität unter Fremden | 499 | ||
| IV. Entkoppelung der beiden Integrationsebenen? | 500 | ||
| V. Wahrung der „kollektiven Identität” als Kriterium? | 503 | ||
| VI. Das Problem der „Parallelgesellschaften” | 495 |