{"product_id":"we-the-sovereign-hardback-9781509521357","title":"We, the Sovereign (Hardback) 9781509521357","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWe, the Sovereign\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGianpaolo Baiocchi (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509521357, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 27 July 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e140 pages\u003cbr\u003e18.8 x 12.7 x 1.8 cm, 0.227 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e“Dark days, but Gianpaolo Baiocchi has given us a bright light. \u003ci\u003eWe, the Sovereign\u003c\/i\u003e, is much more than an astute analysis of the global conjuncture.  It’s a rallying cry, a refusal to just let the recent upsurge of popular democratic mobilization, in Latin America and elsewhere, fade into the past.  There’s much, as Baiocchi incisively shows, to build on as we move forward building a more inclusive, humane world.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGreg Grandin, New York University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Is the Left really in crisis? This book gives this question a rightly nuanced answer. Based on a solid knowledge of the successes and failures of Latin American emancipatory attempts, Gianpaolo Baiocchi points at the need for a radically democratic people sovreignty, connecting the energies of social movements with institutions.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDonatella della Porta, Scuola normale superiore, Florence\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWhat does it mean for the people to actually rule? Formal democracy is an empty and cynical shell, while the nationalist Right claims to advance its anti-democratic project in the name of ‘the People’. How can the Left respond in a way that is true to both its radical egalitarianism and its desire to transform the real world?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In this book, Gianpaolo Baiocchi argues that the only answer is a radical utopia of popular self-rule. This means that the ‘people’ who rule must be understood as a demos that is totally open, inclusive and egalitarian, constantly expanding its boundaries. But it also means that sovereignty must be absolute, possessing total power over all relevant decisions that impact the conditions of life. Only, he argues, by a process of explosive and creative tension between this radical view of the ‘we’ and an absolute idea of the ‘sovereign’ can we transform our approach to political parties and state institutions and make them instruments of total emancipation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Illustrated by the real-life experiences of movements throughout the world, from Latin America to Southern Europe, Baiocchi’s provocative vision will be essential reading for all activists who want to understand the true meaning of radical democracy in the 21st century.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword vi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1 Movements and Questions of Our Time 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2 We, The Sovereign 19\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3 Social-Movement Parties 35\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4 Another State is Possible 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConclusion: The 21st Century Popular Sovereignty 95\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFor Further Reading 111\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52441788383512,"sku":"9781509521357","price":30.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509521357.jpg?v=1785025283","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/we-the-sovereign-hardback-9781509521357","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}