We, the Sovereign

“Dark days, but Gianpaolo Baiocchi has given us a bright light. We, the Sovereign , is much more than an astute analysis of the global conjuncture.  It’s a rallying cry, a refusal to just let the recent upsurge of popular democratic mobilization, in Latin America and elsewhere, fade into the past.  There’s much, as Baiocchi incisively shows, to build on as we move forward building a more inclusive, humane world.”
Greg Grandin, New York University

“Is the Left really in crisis? This book gives this question a rightly nuanced answer. Based on a solid knowledge of the successes and failures of Latin American emancipatory attempts, Gianpaolo Baiocchi points at the need for a radically democratic people sovreignty, connecting the energies of social movements with institutions.”
Donatella della Porta, Scuola normale superiore, Florence


“Dark days, but Gianpaolo Baiocchi has given us a bright light. We, the Sovereign , is much more than an astute analysis of the global conjuncture.  It’s a rallying cry, a refusal to just let the recent upsurge of popular democratic mobilization, in Latin America and elsewhere, fade into the past.  There’s much, as Baiocchi incisively shows, to build on as we move forward building a more inclusive, humane world.”
Greg Grandin, New York University


“Is the Left really in crisis? This book gives this question a rightly nuanced answer. Based on a solid knowledge of the successes and failures of Latin American emancipatory attempts, Gianpaolo Baiocchi points at the need for a radically democratic people sovreignty, connecting the energies of social movements with institutions.”
Donatella della Porta, Scuola normale superiore, Florence


Gianpaolo Baiocchi is a New York City-based scholar and activist. He directs the Urban Democracy Lab at NYU and works closely with organizations such as Right To The City.