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

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’.

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

British Journal of Political Science 52: 1465–1471 Abstract When authoritarian regimes liberalize, are there observable patterns in the ordering of reforms, and are these patterns distinct for cases that

"Power and future people’s freedom:intergenerational domination, climate change, and constitutionalism", Journal of Political Power, Volume 9,  Issue 2, 2016, pp 289-307. Abstract Intergenerational domina

Organization Studies, https://doi.org/10.1177/0170840619848014  Abstract In this paper, I study an epitomic case of institutional carriers of ideas: revolving door lobbyists. In a multi-directional interv

Cambridge University Press Combating climate change and transitioning to fossil-free energy are two central and interdependent challenges facing humanity today. Governing the nexus of these challenges

Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Volume 80, Issue 8, October 2013, Pp. 1546–1556 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2013.02.002 Abstract Recent ‘democratic revolutions’ in Islamic countries

The purpose of this paper is to perform a diachronical cross-national analysis of health care services and raise questions of decline and convergence of European health care systems. Contrary to previ

The paper argues that the Swedish ‘neo-liberal’ party (Moderaterna) has adapted its policies due to the popularity of the ‘universal’ Swedish welfare state. Over time, the party in its rhetoric and id