Popular and state sovereignty have often been considered as two sides of the same coin. However, under conditions of interdependence, integration beyond the state and union, it has become necessary to assess their interrelation anew.
In this talk, I will propose a tripartite republican distinction between individual, collective and corporate agency to make sense of popular sovereignty and constituent power. With reference to the Scottish independence movement as well as to debates about European integration, this differentiated view opens up distinct perspectives on the possibilities and limits of democratic institution-building, independence and union in the European constellation of plural polities.
The lecture by Dr Anna Meine will take place on 15 January at 6 pm in the PEG building of Goethe University Frankfurt on the first floor, room 131.