Which King, Whose Sovereignty? Notes on the Nation-State in Times of Globalization

Abstract

One of the most prominent issues in contemporary social philosophy is the democratic institutionalization of social change. In the following paper, we analyze how such an objective must not overlook the changes wrought by globalization. To this end, we first present some of the critical responses to globalization presented by contemporary thinkers (Federici, Tomba, Srnicek). Next, we tackle the notions of the “diffuse regime of transnational power”, “lex mercatoria” and “governance”, and point out how these concepts are indispensable for a complete understanding of the present of capitalism in the areas of trade and economy.

Jedno od najistaknutijih pitanja savremene socijalne filozofije odnosi se na demokratsku institucionalizaciju društvene promene. U tekstu se pokazuje zbog čega ovakav cilj ne sme da previdi promene koje je sa sobom donela globalizacija. U tu svrhu, prvo predstavljamo neke kritičke odgovore savremenih mislilaca na globalizaciju (Federiči, Tomba, Srniček). Potom analiziramo pojmove „difuznog režima transnacionalne moći“, „lex mercatoria“ i „uprava“, i ukazujemo na to u kolikoj su meri ovi pojmovi neizostavni za puno razumevanje kapitalističke sadašnjosti u oblasti trgovine i ekonomije.