Sovereignty as Symbolic Form
Jens Bartelson
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Paperback. Series: Critical Issues in Global Politics. Num Pages: 134 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA; JPHC; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 184.
This book is a critical inquiry into sovereignty and argues that the meaning and functions performed by this concept have changed significantly during the past decades, with profound implications for the ontological status of the state and the modus operandi of the international system as a whole. Although we have grown accustomed to regarding sovereignty as a defining characteristic of the modern state and as a constitutive principle of the international system, Sovereignty as Symbolic Form argues that recent changes indicate that sovereignty has been turned into something granted, contingent upon its responsible exercise in ... Read more
This book is a critical inquiry into sovereignty and argues that the meaning and functions performed by this concept have changed significantly during the past decades, with profound implications for the ontological status of the state and the modus operandi of the international system as a whole. Although we have grown accustomed to regarding sovereignty as a defining characteristic of the modern state and as a constitutive principle of the international system, Sovereignty as Symbolic Form argues that recent changes indicate that sovereignty has been turned into something granted, contingent upon its responsible exercise in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
Critical Issues in Global Politics
Condition
New
Weight
183g
Number of Pages
134
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415446839
SKU
V9780415446839
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About Jens Bartelson
Jens Bartelson is Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Science, Lund University, Sweden
Reviews for Sovereignty as Symbolic Form
Bartelson offers a sophisticated and compelling analysis of the relationship between the way we think about concepts and their deployment in practice. He shows how the symbolic form of sovereignty morphed into a foundational one, with profound consequences for the theory and practice of international relations. It is stunning proof not only about how ideas matter but how ideas about ... Read more