‘Europe: a generation to generation beautiful idea’ ? Amatai Etzioni
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"‘Europe: a generation to generation beautiful idea’ ? Amatai Etzioni
Written by Gerrit van den Berg
Friday, 16 December 2005
“The European Union is not a community and in the current form it can never be an example for the world”. The American sociologist and founder of the communitarian movement, Amatai Etzioni (76), who visited the Netherlands last week, is firm in his conclusions. ‘A community means that there are shared core values and bonds of affection. Only by a true moral dialogue you can achieve this.’ The well known philosopher and sociologist, invited by the Dutch Prime Minister J.P. Balkenende at the conference ‘Europe: a beautiful idea’, presented some striking advices for Europe."
"‘Europe: a generation to generation beautiful idea’ ? Amatai Etzioni
Written by Gerrit van den Berg
Friday, 16 December 2005
“The European Union is not a community and in the current form it can never be an example for the world”. The American sociologist and founder of the communitarian movement, Amatai Etzioni (76), who visited the Netherlands last week, is firm in his conclusions. ‘A community means that there are shared core values and bonds of affection. Only by a true moral dialogue you can achieve this.’ The well known philosopher and sociologist, invited by the Dutch Prime Minister J.P. Balkenende at the conference ‘Europe: a beautiful idea’, presented some striking advices for Europe."
