Popular sovereignty

Popular sovereignty: the people as the ultimate source of legitimate government authority.

Popular sovereignty is the founding principle of political modernity: legitimate authority resides in the people, not in dynasty, divinity, or force. From Rousseau and Sieyès to contemporary constitutions, this principle coexists in productive tension with representation, individual rights, and constitutional restrictions. Revista Conciencia Democrática publishes analysis on that tension.

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