Sovereign Geopolitics? – Uncovering the “Sovereignty Paradox
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7785124 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Seán Patrick Eudaily (University of Montana Western, corresponding author), Steve Smith (0000-0002-0607-2393, Missouri Southern State University) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 309-334 |
| Publication date | 2008-05-20 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geopolitics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1465-0045 • E-ISSN: 1557-3028 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14650040801991621 |
| OpenAlex | W1999841652 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
This paper reconsiders the importance of the sovereign state in contemporary geopolitics. The role of the state in an era of globalisation and devolution is a concern that has gained considerable attention in recent geographical scholarship. What has received less attention is how the state has historically functioned as a device that conflated the linked concerns of sovereignty and territoriality. The authors argue that there exist a number of “sovereignty paradoxes” that inhibit the interdisciplinary analysis of the interrelations between sovereignty, territoriality, and state power. Thus, reconsidering sovereignty and territoriality informs both how the state emerged as an important unit of geographical analysis historically, and why the state has become such a problematic concept in contemporary geopolitics. This work has implications for understanding popular struggles over civil liberties, foreign policy, and justice for indigenous peoples
Geopolitics · Globalization · Indigenous · Jurisdiction · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Scholarship · Sociology · Sovereign state · Sovereignty · State of exception · Territoriality · Anthropology · Cross-Border Cooperation and Integration · Law · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Philippine History and Culture
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| Citations per year | 0.47 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2009 - 2024 (16) |
| Highly cited | No |