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Sovereignty as Symbolic Form

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Sovereignty as Symbolic Form by Jens Bartelson explores the evolving concept of sovereignty within international relations and political theory. The book highlights how the meaning of sovereignty has transformed across historical and political contexts, influencing institutional changes on a global scale. Bartelson provides fresh insights into how sovereignty functions today, emphasising its role as a symbolic and foundational idea shaping international order.
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This book is ideal for students and scholars of international relations, political theory, and global politics seeking a nuanced understanding of sovereignty. It suits readers interested in conceptual analysis and contemporary debates on the foundations of international order.

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This book is a critical inquiry into the meaning and function of sovereignty in the present 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.

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This book summarises recent academic debates on sovereignty within academic international relations and political theory. Recent scholarship has focused on the changing meaning of the concept of sovereignty in a variety of historical and political contexts, and under what conditions these changes in turn spill over into institutional change on a global scale.

Sovereignty as Symbolic Form furnishes new insights about the current meaning and function of the concept of sovereignty within international relations and political theory.

Series: Critical Issues in Global Politics

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Critics praise Bartelson's sophisticated and compelling analysis, noting his unique approach to the relationship between conceptual thinking and practical application in international relations. Ned Lebow commends the book for demonstrating how ideas about sovereignty profoundly impact theory and practice. Nicholas Onuf highlights Bartelson’s novel claim that sovereignty’s justification has shifted from domestic order to the promise of international peace, suggesting this challenges much recent scholarship. The book is noted for its conceptual depth and engagement with new interdisciplinary territory.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780415446822

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 08 May 2014

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 138.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 410g

Pages: 134

About the Author

Jens Bartelson is Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Science, Lund University, Sweden

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