World economy and world science have not yet found a counterpart in a world state and probably never will. However, the contours of a political system have emerged, which fulfil the functions of statehood at the global level. Such a system does not take the form of a uniform corporative-hierarchical collectivity but of networked statehood, ie a network of individual states, international organisations, and transnational regimes. Relying on social science and legal constructions, this article offers a positive and negative definition of this concept and an analysis of its intrinsically self-contradictory character traits. Despite these unavoidable contradictions, this article argues that networked statehood still provides considerable advantages and outlines general principles of a future law of networked statehood. These outlines are founded on the belief that networked statehood must be seen as a new and distinct legal form of action but likewise facing the problem of democratic legitimacy.

Networked statehood: an institutionalised self-contradiction in the process of globalisation? / Golia, Angelo Junior; Teubner, Gunther. - In: TRANSNATIONAL LEGAL THEORY. - ISSN 2041-4005. - STAMPA. - 12:1(2021), pp. 7-43. [10.1080/20414005.2021.1927608]

Networked statehood: an institutionalised self-contradiction in the process of globalisation?

Golia, Angelo Junior
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2021-01-01

Abstract

World economy and world science have not yet found a counterpart in a world state and probably never will. However, the contours of a political system have emerged, which fulfil the functions of statehood at the global level. Such a system does not take the form of a uniform corporative-hierarchical collectivity but of networked statehood, ie a network of individual states, international organisations, and transnational regimes. Relying on social science and legal constructions, this article offers a positive and negative definition of this concept and an analysis of its intrinsically self-contradictory character traits. Despite these unavoidable contradictions, this article argues that networked statehood still provides considerable advantages and outlines general principles of a future law of networked statehood. These outlines are founded on the belief that networked statehood must be seen as a new and distinct legal form of action but likewise facing the problem of democratic legitimacy.
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Golia, Angelo Junior; Teubner, Gunther
Networked statehood: an institutionalised self-contradiction in the process of globalisation? / Golia, Angelo Junior; Teubner, Gunther. - In: TRANSNATIONAL LEGAL THEORY. - ISSN 2041-4005. - STAMPA. - 12:1(2021), pp. 7-43. [10.1080/20414005.2021.1927608]
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