Populism and the question of sovereignty in democracy with special reference to India
- Title
- Populism and the question of sovereignty in democracy with special reference to India
- Creator
- Vadackel J.; Chennattuserry J.C.
- Description
- The sovereign manner of decision-making in a democracy is reckoned extremely crucial to stable governance. It is unfortunate, therefore, if the question of sovereignty acquires public attention predominantly in the wake of totalitarianist tendencies. It is the case now that with the emergence of several populist voices and nationalist sentiments, contemporary democracies actively debate the question of democratic sovereignty. This article is a critique of the complacency arising out of what is often wrongly perceived as the reassurances of the letter, or for that matter the spirit, of the constitutions of liberal democracies. Regardless of whether populism is traced within the electoral context or outside of it, the question of sovereignty offers a vantage point for understanding it from a theoretical perspective. In this regard, the article utilises the insightful yet contrasting notions of democratic sovereignty put forward by the philosophers Giorgio Agamben and Jacques Derrida. They approach the question of sovereignty from historical and/or linguistic points of view, illuminating the notions of sharing, sovereign violence and its overarching theological underpinnings. The articles findings, purposes and effects are meant to be educational and cultural in the first place. It employs, for the purpose of exemplification, a commentary on the Indian democratic scene. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024.
- Source
- SN Social Sciences, Vol-4, No. 11
- Date
- 2024-01-01
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Subject
- Democratic sovereignty; Intentionalism; Populist voices; Sovereign violence
- Coverage
- Vadackel J., St Berchmans College, Kerala, Changanassery, India, Christ University, Karnataka, Bangalore, India; Chennattuserry J.C., Christ University, Karnataka, Bangalore, India
- Rights
- Restricted Access
- Relation
- ISSN: 26629283
- Format
- Online
- Language
- English
- Type
- Article
Collection
Citation
Vadackel J.; Chennattuserry J.C., “Populism and the question of sovereignty in democracy with special reference to India,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed February 24, 2025, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/12714.