On the political economy of the transnationalization of popular sovereignty
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Resumo: | Transnationalization of popular sovereignty is Jürgen Habermas’ answer to the “postnational constellation”. His position of a supranational constitutionalization has been critized from the perspective of popular sovereignty by political theorist Ingeborg Maus. Although from the view of democratic theory of highest interest, this debate has so far focused primarily on articulating prospective institutional and procedural designs or criticizing existing ones but has neglected to sufficiently address the problem of effective democratic access to the economic sphere. The aim of this paper is to strengthen popular sovereignty theory by confronting the two competing positions with insights from political economy on the background of the “new constitutionalism”. We show that Maus’ idea to cut back “new constitutionalism” to the form of international agreements without supranational institutions runs into the same problems of equality between states that Habermas faces with his idea of “global governance without government”. We show also that a further unification of Europe as envisioned by Habermas is undermined by structural obstacles of capitalist economy that Habermas does not take into account. Therefore, both models, although contrary positions, share similar problems. It is our result that popular sovereignty theory must counter legitimatory and socioeconomic challenges simultaneously. -------------------------- This manuscript has been presented at the Research Seminar of ARENA, Centre for European Studies in Oslo. We are grateful for comments by the participants, especially Erik O. Eriksen and John Erik Fossum, and for comments on earlier drafts by Hans-Jürgen Bieling and Martin Höpner. Translated by Daniela Serra. |
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On the political economy of the transnationalization of popular sovereigntySobre a economia política da transnacionalização da soberania popularEconomia PolíticaTransnacionalizaçãoSoberania PopularDemocraciaJürgen HabermasPolitical EconomicsTransnationalizationPopular SovereigntyJürgen HabermasDemocracyTransnationalization of popular sovereignty is Jürgen Habermas’ answer to the “postnational constellation”. His position of a supranational constitutionalization has been critized from the perspective of popular sovereignty by political theorist Ingeborg Maus. Although from the view of democratic theory of highest interest, this debate has so far focused primarily on articulating prospective institutional and procedural designs or criticizing existing ones but has neglected to sufficiently address the problem of effective democratic access to the economic sphere. The aim of this paper is to strengthen popular sovereignty theory by confronting the two competing positions with insights from political economy on the background of the “new constitutionalism”. We show that Maus’ idea to cut back “new constitutionalism” to the form of international agreements without supranational institutions runs into the same problems of equality between states that Habermas faces with his idea of “global governance without government”. We show also that a further unification of Europe as envisioned by Habermas is undermined by structural obstacles of capitalist economy that Habermas does not take into account. Therefore, both models, although contrary positions, share similar problems. It is our result that popular sovereignty theory must counter legitimatory and socioeconomic challenges simultaneously. -------------------------- This manuscript has been presented at the Research Seminar of ARENA, Centre for European Studies in Oslo. We are grateful for comments by the participants, especially Erik O. Eriksen and John Erik Fossum, and for comments on earlier drafts by Hans-Jürgen Bieling and Martin Höpner. Translated by Daniela Serra.A transnacionalização da soberania popular é a resposta de Jürgen Habermas para o fenômeno da “constelação pós-nacional”. A posição de Habermas sobre a constitucionalização supranacional foi criticada, sob a perspectiva da soberania popular, pelo teórico da ciência política Ingeborg Maus. Até agora, na visão da “teoria democrática de maior interesse” esse debate se manteve focado em articular propostas de designs institucionais ou procedimentais, ou em criticar articulações já existentes. No entanto, a discussão acabou negligenciando o aspecto fundamental do acesso democrático efetivo à esfera econômica. Esse artigo tem por objetivo fortalecer a teoria da soberania popular ao tratar das duas posições concorrentes, sob a visão da econômica política, em um contexto do “Novo Constitucionalismo”. Mostramos que a ideia de Maus para restringir o “Novo Constitucionalismo” aos acordos internacionais, sem instituições supranacionais, acaba se deparando com as mesmas questões de igualdade entre Estados com que Habermas lida em seu projeto de “Um governo global sem governante”. Nós mostramos também, que uma unificação mais profunda da Europa, como Habermas idealizou, acaba enfraquecida por obstáculos estruturais da Economia capitalista, que o autor não leva em conta. Portanto, os dois modelos, mesmo que em posições contrárias, possuem problemas em comum. A conclusão que obtivemos é a de que a teoria da soberania popular precisa opor, ao mesmo tempo, desafios de cunho “legitimador” e “sócio-econômicos”. ------------------------------- Artigo apresentado no Seminário de Pesquisa ARENA, do Centro de Estudos Europeu em Oslo. Somos gratos aos comentários dos participantes, especialmente Erik O. Eriksen e John Erik Forssum, assim como os comentários em versões prévias de Hans-Jurgen Bieling e Martin Höpner. 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On the political economy of the transnationalization of popular sovereignty Sobre a economia política da transnacionalização da soberania popular |
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On the political economy of the transnationalization of popular sovereignty |
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On the political economy of the transnationalization of popular sovereignty Eberl, Oliver Economia Política Transnacionalização Soberania Popular Democracia Jürgen Habermas Political Economics Transnationalization Popular Sovereignty Jürgen Habermas Democracy |
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Eberl, Oliver |
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Economia Política Transnacionalização Soberania Popular Democracia Jürgen Habermas Political Economics Transnationalization Popular Sovereignty Jürgen Habermas Democracy |
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Economia Política Transnacionalização Soberania Popular Democracia Jürgen Habermas Political Economics Transnationalization Popular Sovereignty Jürgen Habermas Democracy |
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Transnationalization of popular sovereignty is Jürgen Habermas’ answer to the “postnational constellation”. His position of a supranational constitutionalization has been critized from the perspective of popular sovereignty by political theorist Ingeborg Maus. Although from the view of democratic theory of highest interest, this debate has so far focused primarily on articulating prospective institutional and procedural designs or criticizing existing ones but has neglected to sufficiently address the problem of effective democratic access to the economic sphere. The aim of this paper is to strengthen popular sovereignty theory by confronting the two competing positions with insights from political economy on the background of the “new constitutionalism”. We show that Maus’ idea to cut back “new constitutionalism” to the form of international agreements without supranational institutions runs into the same problems of equality between states that Habermas faces with his idea of “global governance without government”. We show also that a further unification of Europe as envisioned by Habermas is undermined by structural obstacles of capitalist economy that Habermas does not take into account. Therefore, both models, although contrary positions, share similar problems. It is our result that popular sovereignty theory must counter legitimatory and socioeconomic challenges simultaneously. -------------------------- This manuscript has been presented at the Research Seminar of ARENA, Centre for European Studies in Oslo. We are grateful for comments by the participants, especially Erik O. Eriksen and John Erik Fossum, and for comments on earlier drafts by Hans-Jürgen Bieling and Martin Höpner. Translated by Daniela Serra. |
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