Carl Schmitt Was Right: The Sovereign Decides The Exception

Carl Schmitt’s idea of sovereignty as the power to declare exceptions explains today’s political crises better than the fading certainties of liberal theory. At a time when liberal optimism is fading, and countries that held liberal democracy as an ideal are changing in their political landscape, Schmitt’s works provide a powerful theoretical framework to look at the world.

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