Twilight of the idols, liquid society and post-sovereignty
In the last decades, post-sovereignism has made its way as a turning point in the anti-establishment aftermath following the proclamation of sociological theories, such as that of the so-called liquid society, hoping for the creation of a utopian “Universal Human Nation.” Is it occurring a re-edition of the Nietzschean “twilight of the idols [1] ,” intended as a synonym of the failures of an over-institutionalization that is drifting apart from direct representation? The usefulness of the concept of Sovereignty has often come under academic scrutiny. Sovereignty is an evolving concept that had its roots in the notion of the Westphalian State, characterized by a clearly defined territory governed by a fully empowered authority. While Bodin interpreted sovereignty as the absolute, perpetual and permanent power of the sovereign, coming from divine origins, that authorizes him even to break the rules of his predecessors, from Rousseau onwards, it was intended ...