Weber, Habermas, and transformations of the European state : constitutional, social, and supranational democracy
1. Introduction: theorizing modern transformations of law and democracy 2. The historical logic(s) of Habermas's critique of Weber's 'sociology of law' 3. The puzzle of law, democracy and historical change in Weber's 'sociology of law' 4. Habermas's deliberatively legal Sozialstaat 5. Habermas on the European Union: normative aspirations 6. The structural transformation to the supranational Sektoralstaat and prospects for democracy in the EU 7. Conclusion: Habermas's philosophy of history and the future of Europe.