Whose Sovereignty? (Hardcover)

Hardcover. In this carefully argued case for a federal Europe, Celine Spector proposes that national sovereignty has become increasingly untenable as mechanisms perpetuating fiscal, social and environmental inequities transcend borders. Indeed, in the face of Russian aggression and Americas apparent retreat from its protective role, strengthening European integration has become essential and federalization appears increasingly necessary.Although the concept of the sovereign people has become symbolic within nation-states, Spector show that it has become devoid of substantive political force. Rather than lamenting the decline of direct democracy, she advocates for a democratized European Union that could redefine popular sovereignty and protect human rights. The transformation of state sovereignty need not signal democracys end or the subordination of politics to law. Instead, it could facilitate new forms of political community at the European level and enable a reconceptualization of popular sovereignty beyond the nation-state. This carefully argued case for a federal Europe proposes that national sovereignty has become increasingly untenable as mechanisms perpetuating fiscal, social, and environmental inequities transcend borders. A federal, democratized EU would strengthen Europe in the face of geopolitical uncertainty. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…