Dennis Patterson (European University Institute; Rutgers University School of Law, Camden; Swansea University School of Law; European University Institute – Department of Law (LAW)) has posted The Dark Future of Constitutionalism on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
This essay is a review of Alexander Somek’s book "The Cosmopolitan Constitution" (OUP, 2014). After summarizing the main argument of the book, the essay pursues two lines of criticism. First, it contends that Somek’s treatment of legal pluralism relies on an insufficiently articulated distinction between law and politics. Second, it maintains that Somek overstates the negative effects of global capitalism on nation-state democracy. The essay concludes that the future of constitutionalism is less dark than Somek would have it, but also – these criticisms notwithstanding – that this is a remarkable book that no one can ignore.
Highly recommended.