SUPERMARKET EUROPE. THE SELL-OUT OF OUR DEMOCRACY
Presentation of the new book by Michel Reimon and Robert Misik, published by Czernin Verlag.
Europe is not emerging from the crisis. Since the continent was shaken by the banking crisis and the half-hearted attempts by politicians to overcome it, many people have mistrusted the European elite and its bureaucracy - and with good reason.
Robert Misik and Michel Reimon precisely trace the mechanisms and apparent constraints with which Europe's elite has gradually pushed back democracy since the outbreak of the financial crisis. Their analytical view of the situation reveals the influence of lobbies, banks and corporations on the European agenda in recent years.
The two authors also explain which levers could be used to make a difference and how much power each individual citizen has.
A plea for - a different - Europe!
About the authors
Robert Misik
born in 1966, lives as a journalist in Vienna. He writes for various German-language newspapers and magazines, runs the FS Misik video blog on the „Standard“ website and is a regular columnist for the Berlin daily „tageszeitung“. He is the author of various political non-fiction books, including „Marx für Eilige“, „Genial dagegen“ (Aufbau-Verlag), „Halbe Freiheit. Warum Freiheit und Gleichheit zusammen gehören“ (Suhrkamp-Verlag) and „Erklär mir die Finanzkrise“ (Picus-Verlag). He has been honoured with several awards, including the Bruno Kreisky Prize for the political book, Journalist of the Year in the online category and winner of the Austrian State Prize for Cultural Journalism.
Michel Reimon
Michel Reimon, born in 1971, was a journalist and author for 20 years, during which time he studied computer science and organisational development. He has been a member of parliament for the Austrian Green Party in Burgenland since 2010 and is currently a candidate for the European Parliament in the 2014 elections. His publications include the "Schwarzbuch Privatisierung" (2004) with Christian Felber and "Die 7 Todsünden der EU - Vom Ausverkauf einer großen Idee" (2006) with Helmut Weixler. His political focus is on the critical examination of neoliberalism and globalisation, the control of corporations and their lobbies as well as media and network policy.