ICON-S Best 2023 Book a Alessandro Ferrara

A.Ferrara, Sovereignty Across Generations. Constituent Power and Political Liberalism (Oxford UP, 2023) WINNER OF “BEST 2023 BOOK” PRIZE, AWARDED BY ICON-S, INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF PUBLIC LAW.

Motivation: “The book prize winner of 2024 is Alessandro Ferrara, whose Sovereignty Across Generations redefines the concept of constituent power, analyzes the difference between representing the transgenerational people and representing the electorate, and advances a theory of democratic sovereignty based on political liberalism. The structure is well-organized and the arguments are highly persuasive. This book is a must read for those who are interested in legal philosophy and constitutionalism.”