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09 July, 2019

Democratic legitimacy does not require constitutional referendum. On ‘the constitution’ in theories of constituent power

European Constitutional Law Review, Volume 14, Issue 3, pp. 567-583, doi.org/10.1017/S1574019618000287 Abstract Constitutional referendum – Popular sovereignty – Constituent power – Democratic legitimac

Type of publication: Journal articles | Beckman, Ludvig
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14 August, 2024

Democratic Legitimacy, Institutions for Future Generations and the Problem of Constitutional Power

Chapter in Hélène Ruiz Valérie Rosoux Alessandra Donati (red.), Representing the Absent, Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlag. Find the full book here > Abstract Recognising widely held concerns regarding ‘presentchapter challenges the contention that democratic legitimacy inexorably requires the inclusion of futuregenerations in democratic decisions. According to two requirements of democratic legitimacy – inclusionand constitutional empowerment – people should be empowered to participate in decisions about policyand law, and to determine the rules structuring the political framework. Drawing a distinction betweenthese requirements, this chapter contends that though it may be feasible to ‘include’ future generations forproxy representation, future generations cannot enjoy ‘constitutional power’.

Type of publication: Chapters | Beckman, Ludvig
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19 June, 2024

Excluding Citizens: Belongership and the Constitutional Demos in British Overseas Territories

Ethnopolitics Abstract Previous literature explains the fact that sub-national elections tend to be more inclusive than national elections by reference to the level of the election. This paper argues th

Type of publication: Journal articles | Beckman, Ludvig , Camilla Wangmar
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10 November, 2021

European integration and the reconstitution of socio-economic ideologies: Protestant ordoliberalism vs social Catholicism

Journal of European Public Policy Abstract Christian Democratic socio-economic ideology underwent a paradigm shift through the Europeanization of its party networks. Christian Democratic networks starte

Type of publication: Journal articles | Hien, Josef
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01 January, 2012

Social, sexual and economic networks of prostitution

2012. Leonardo45: 80-81.

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04 September, 2020

Parfit and the economists: A contribution to the debate on the optimal population size

Revue de Métaphysique et de Morale, 102, 23-37 Abstract This paper presents Derek Parfit’s contribution to the debate on the optimal population size, as it has been developed by economists. Parfit’s des

Type of publication: Journal articles | Zuber, Stéphane
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01 January, 2010

Information dynamics shape the sexual networks of Internet-mediated prostitution

2010. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 107:5706-5711. Abstract Like many other social phenomena, prostitution is increasingly coordinated over the Internet. The online behavior affects the offline activity; the r

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22 October, 2013

Ideas, Institutions and Reasoning: A Cognitive Perspective on History and Institutions

Professor Sven Steinmo, Department of Social and Political Sciences, European University Institute Seminars host is Stefan Svallfors. The seminars are free of charge and take place at 13.00–14.30 in th

Professor Sven Steinmo, Department of Social and Political Sciences, European University Institute
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21 August, 2019

Popular sovereignty facing the deep state. The rule of recognition and the powers of the people

Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy, published online first. doi.org/10.1080/13698230.2019.1644583 Abstract This paper investigates the relationship between the idea of popula

Type of publication: Journal articles | Beckman, Ludvig
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01 March, 2001

Health and Wealth: the Contribution of Welfare State Policies to Economic Growth

Unlike economic theories and strategies of the last twenty years, this paper claims that health helps to create wealth, i.e. not only the other way around. It is argued that a human capital approach w

Type of publication: Working papers | Lena Sommestad
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