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En la revista de prensa europea se han citado hasta el momento 2 artículos de este autor/ esta autora.
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Le Monde - Francia | 14/08/2008
The dwindling faith in democracy
Basing itself on a study by the German Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Le Monde comments on Western citizens' loss of faith in democracy: "Democracy seems to be facing a headwind, on the national as well as on the international level. ... According to a study by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation ... one in three Germans thinks democracy functions poorly. This number reaches 60 percent among former East Germans, while a quarter of respondents want nothing more to do with "the type of democracy we have here". .... The loss of faith in democracy is not only evident in the growth of authoritarian tendencies; it is also reflected in the confusion of the political elites, who are incapable of coming to terms with the problems posed by the future. That is why Barack Obama appears like a savior candidate, even among non-Americans. ... Integration is brought about through participation and not through public assistance. And it must be reinforced with innovative forms of direct democracy, including media like the Internet. People cannot identify with the abstract directives of the European Union, because no one understands what purpose they serve."
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Die Zeit - Alemania | 15/02/2008
Nazi fascination in literature
The novel "Les Bienveillantes" (The Kindly Ones) by Jonathan Littell is due to be published in German as "Die Wohlgesinnten" in the next few days. It portrays the campaign of extermination against the Jews from the perspective of an SS officer and has already caused a sensation in France. The sociologist and memory researcher Harald Welzer does not think much of the novel : "In the extraordinary tension between its lack of quality and the hype it has triggered, Littell's novel represents a new level in the escalation of fascination with the Nazi era, precisely in the way it mixes historical facts, violent pornography and the solidity of its middle-class intellectual protagonist Aue. This mixture results in a pure affirmation of horror; the only interesting thing about it is that Littell has not written a novel in the classic sense but has produced an endless list of what he apparently regards as facts."
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