Whose Sovereignty?: Democracy and the People in the European Union - Couverture rigide

Spector, Céline

 
9781788218924: Whose Sovereignty?: Democracy and the People in the European Union
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1788218922 ISBN 13 : 9781788218924
Editeur : Agenda Publishing, 2026

Synopsis

In this carefully argued case for a federal Europe, Céline Spector proposes that national sovereignty has become increasingly untenable as mechanisms perpetuating fiscal, social and environmental inequities transcend borders. Indeed, in the face of Russian aggression and America’s apparent retreat from its protective role, strengthening European integration has become essential and federalization appears increasingly necessary. Although the concept of the sovereign people has become symbolic within nation-states, Spector show that it has become devoid of substantive political force. Rather than lamenting the decline of direct democracy, she advocates for a democratized European Union that could redefine popular sovereignty and protect human rights. The transformation of state sovereignty need not signal democracy’s end or the subordination of politics to law. Instead, it could facilitate new forms of political community at the European level and enable a reconceptualization of popular sovereignty beyond the nation-state.

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À propos de l'auteur

Céline Spector is a professor in the Department of Philosophy at Université Paris-Sorbonne.

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Éditeur
Agenda Publishing
Date d'édition
2026
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1788218922
ISBN 13 
9781788218924
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
208
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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