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The Myth of “Traditional” Sovereignty

The Myth of “Traditional Sovereignty

Bibliographic Data

ID6274064
AuthorsLuke Glanville (0000-0002-0235-1846, Griffith University, corresponding author)
Year2013
Volume57
Issue1
Pages79-90
Publication date2013-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Studies Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-8833 • E-ISSN: 1468-2478
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1111/isqu.12004
OpenAlexW1904317384
LanguageEN
Citations received26
References cited68

The conventional story of sovereignty told in the discipline of International Relations (IR) tells us that there is a "traditional" or "Westphalian" meaning of sovereignty that has prevailed since the seventeenth century and that accords states the right

Epistemology · International relations · Law and economics · Meaning (existential · Original meaning · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Popular sovereignty · Sociology · Sovereignty · Westphalian sovereignty · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · International Law and Human Rights · Law · Philosophy · War, Ethics, and Justification

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Unique citing works26
Citations per year2
Citation span2013 - 2025 (13)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 26

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