From Global to Multi-Scalar Sovereignty: Intersectional Political Community as Resistance

With the publication of Empire, Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri announced a new form sovereignty, which implied moving from nation-state sovereignty to global sovereignty. This paper revises some main aspects theory understand Imperial as well its post-territorial political community resistance, multitude. In this critical reading Negri’s concepts, is conceived two-sided: conflictual relationship between one who rules those are ruled. approach implies revitalization popular (as opposed constituted order) territory, albeit not limited nation-state. As result, an alternative framework offered explain existing forms sovereignties consisting three elements: multi-scalar interdependence intersectional community. approach, rather than taking point view states, explores promoted by social movements civil society in general.