The Time of Popular Sovereignty

The Time of Popular Sovereignty: Process and the Democratic State, Volume 1, explores the fundamental challenges of democratic legitimacy. Paulina Ochoa Espejo analyzes the core tension within democratic political theory, specifically the difficulty of defining who constitutes the people. This academic work examines the intersections of liberal democratic theory, constitutional theory, and critical theory to address the potential weaknesses in how sovereignty is traditionally understood.

In this study of sovereignty and democracy, the author argues that the people should not be viewed as a mere collection of individuals. Instead, the text proposes that peoplehood is a series of events and an ongoing process unfolding over time. By redefining this concept, The Time of Popular Sovereignty: Process and the Democratic State, Volume 1, establishes a new theoretical foundation for democratic legitimacy and the nature of the democratic state.