La comparazione fra le politìe dei vari popoli europei nella Politica methodice digesta di Johannes Althusius

The comparison between the politìe of the various European peoples in Johannes Althusius Politica methodice digesta

Abstract

The current crisis of the traditional concept of sovereignty induces to consider Jo-hannes Althusius’s political theory as a new federal model, alternative to modern State. The purpose of this essay is to draw attention to the parameters followed by Althusius examining the main politìe in the Europa of the early seventeenth century, in order to deepen his understanding of the different European political realities.