Faced with absolute state control and the rapid eradication of political society, only a theory and praxis of destituent power can reclaim democracy.

This is the transcript of a public lecture by Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben delivered to a packed auditorium in Athens on November 16, 2013 and recently published by Chronos.

Read it either at Chronos or Roarmag.org – thanks to Jaewon Lee for the link.