David Miller Replies

Although Seyla Benhabib, Michael Rustin, and I seem to occupy contrasting positions on the European question, I am not sure how deep our differences really are. We agree that the EU is an important new departure in transnational cooperation, one that can help to counteract the worst excesses of global capitalism. We agree, too, that national identities in this region are becoming more complex and multilayered than they once were. So this is not a battle between reactionary nationalism and progressive internationalism. Our disagreements are more subtle than that, more to do with the shape of the new Europe and the balance to be struck between national politics and European cooperation. How far is it desirable to have a single monetary and...