The Possibility of a Non-sovereign Political Body :

Hayakawa Makoto

doi:10.7218/nenpouseijigaku.70.1_36

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非主権的政治体は可能か
非主権的政治体は可能か : 政治思想におけるcommunitas communitatumをめぐって
ヒシュケンテキセイジタイワカノウカ : セイジシソウニオケル communitas communitatum オメグッテ
The Concept of <i>Communitas Communitatum</i> in the History of Political Thought
―政治思想におけるcommunitas communitatumをめぐって

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<p>This article aims to explore the possibility of a non-sovereign political body, which is distinguished from a sovereign state, by comparing the English political pluralism of the early 20^th century with the theory of multiculturalism in Britain today. It also attempts to explain the structure of a British sovereign state through this comparison. The political pluralism by Figgis and Laski, and the theory of modern British multiculturalism by Parekh, share the idea of a federal political body. This idea has been expressed as communitas communitatum or a “community of communities.” However, the theory of multiculturalism does not fully address the issue of corporateness of communities, because it emphasizes the issue of liberal individualism. In order to establish a federal political body, it is not only necessary to take the issue of liberal egalitarianism into account but also to tackle the issue of representation. The British parliamentary sovereignty, which has historically developed from communitas communitatum consisting of shires and boroughs, is not completely separable from the non-sovereignty of federal communities. Rather, as with non-sovereignty, sovereignty also can be constructed by some representative system, and the difference between them depends on what kind of system is applied.</p>

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The Annuals of Japanese Political Science Association

The Annuals of Japanese Political Science Association 70 (1), 1_36-1_55, 2019

JAPANESE POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION

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