Globalization and Popular Sovereignty

Democracy’s Transnational Dilemma

Inbunden, Engelska, 2009

AvAdam Lupel,USA) Lupel, Adam (International Peace Institute, New York

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We are living in a time of global transformation in which new political arrangements are being formed and old political arrangements now seem insufficient. In this context, alternative forms of authority are gaining strength, putting pressure on the normative currency of democratic politics; the central categories of democratic theory need to be re-examined or they risk becoming co-opted and diminished. Indeed, we must ask, how can the rule of the people be maintained in a transnational age?This volume analyzes the impact of globalization on the concept of popular sovereignty and rethinks it for the transnational domain. It explores how popular sovereignty has historically determined the form of democratic citizenship and how democratic citizenship and legitimacy can be conceived in the transnational sphere in the absence of a global sovereign order. By inquiring into the new global context of popular sovereignty, the book seeks to better understand the emerging structures of global governance and their potential for democratic legitimacy. Lupel argues:That the challenges of globalization necessitate a rethinking of the concept of popular sovereignty beyond the domain of the nation-state That such a rethinking reveals a tension between the particularism of democratic legitimacy and the universalism of cosmopolitan politics Thus critical attention to the constitutive processes of global governance must become an integral part of democratic theory in the context of globalization; and a principle of transnational popular sovereignty provides the best resources for this purpose. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of globalization, democratic theory and international relations theory.

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Utgivningsdatum2009-08-05
Mått156 x 234 x 15 mm
Vikt453 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieRethinking Globalizations
Antal sidor198
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9780415777445

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Preface 1. Introduction: Popular Sovereignty and Globalization 2. Trajectories of Popular Sovereignty 3. The Liberal Model of Popular Sovereignty: John Locke 4. The Republican Model of Popular Sovereignty: Jean-Jacques Rousseau 5. The Deliberative Model of Popular Sovereignty: Jürgen Habermas 6. Responses to Globalization (I) Habermas’s Postnational Constellation 7. Responses to Globalization (II) David Held’s Cosmopolitan Democracy and Global Civil Society 8. Conclusion: Toward a Transnational Politics of Popular Sovereignty

An excellent discourse on the concept of sovereignty and on how this is transformed in the global age. It provides an imaginative and erudite comparison between the classic and the modern concepts of sovereignty. Lupel uncovers how democracy is today challenged and offers important insights to make democracy compatible with globalization by granting greater legitimacy and powers to transnational movements and institutions. Daniele Archibugi, Italian National Research Council, Italy, and Birkbeck College, University of London, UKDoes globalization render the concept of popular sovereignty dépassé? Seeking to redeem an indispensable element of democracy, Adam Lupel undertakes to re-imagine popular sovereignty for a postwestphalian world. After sorting the wheat from the chaff in leading proposals by Jürgen Habermas and David Held, Lupel develops an alternative conception whereby "the people" may exercise constituent authority in a decentered system of global governance. The result is an important exploration of the possible meanings of popular sovereignty in globalization. Nancy Fraser, Henry A. and Louise Loeb Professor of Political and Social Science, The New School for Social Research, New York, USA