konstitutionen
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
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’.
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
Post-Political Regulation: Soft Power and Post-Political Visions in Global Governance
Professor Kerstin Jacobsson, Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper, Södertörn University College Seminars host is Stefan Svallfors. The seminars are free of charge and take place at 13.00–14.30 in the
Basinkomst – nyckeln till ett fritt samhället och en sund ekonomi?
Philippe Van Parijs, professor vid Faculty of economic, social and political sciences vid Université catholique de Louvain. Medförfattare (tillsammans med Yannick Vanderborght) till boken "A Radical P
Equality and equity in Swedish education: policy, practice and historical perspectives
Björn Åstrand, Universitetslektor vid Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier vid Umeå universitet. Equality and equity in education is since long a key policy priority internationally as well as in
Att förstå korruption, seminarium med Bo Rothstein
Korruption utgör ett allvarligt hot mot välstånd, demokrati och välbefinnande, och de empiriska bevisen för dess skadliga effekter på samhället bara växer. Det har dock visat sig vara väldigt svårt at
The popular sovereignty of Indigenous peoples: a challenge in multi-people states
Citizenship Studies ABSTRACT The doctrine of popular sovereignty holds that the ‘supreme authority of the state’ belongs to the people, not to the political institutions exercising public power. What ar
Predicaments in the Futures of Aging Democracies
Alternative demographic scenarios for Sweden are used to illustrate how even very small variations in the assumptions of demographic projections lead to radically different future population structure
De virala experterna - om sociala medier och covid-19-pandemin
Under covid-19-pandemins första våg fanns ett stort sug efter information, och en tydlig brist på densamma. Facebook blev snabbt en plats där människor delade egna erfarenheter, råd och uträkningar, o
