Sovranità e anti-sovranità: fine del politico, società aperta e ordine spontaneo

The recent revival of interest in state sovereignty, both conceptually and empirically, present conflicting interpretations and value-judgments about the role of the state itself in finding a balance between civil and social rights. State sovereignty has been challenged from multiple perspectives: juridical, economic, moral and philosophical. Liberalism appears to be provided by an anti-sovereignty charge which constitutes a menace to the very existence of the liberal state, while it enhances the uncontrolled forces of the market. Referring to the position of Friedrich August von Hayek and his theory of the social spontaneous order, this essay seeks to shed light on the differences between the latter and the concept of open society, and on their relationship with the thesis of the end of the political as part of an anti-sovereignty political strategy.