Heterogenesis of State Sovereignty

Davide Cadeddu
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Davide Cadeddu: University of Milan

Chapter Chapter 7 in Reimagining Democracy, 2012, pp 53-56 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Historical events warn of how power can degenerate into uncontrolled freedom, since, as Olivetti notes, recalling the words of Montesquieu, ‘where man has power, he is prone to abuse it: he goes as far as limits allow’. Power needs to be limited by another form of power: this is the only truly effective means. In other words, only balanced social forces and balanced forms of State power can ensure individuals’ freedom: a balance between ‘forces which represent interests’ that are present around places of production, both industrial and agricultural; and a balance between institutional structures through which power is exercised.

Keywords: State Sovereignty; Social Element; Political Class; Popular Sovereignty; Universal Suffrage (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-3259-3_7

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