State Sovereignty as Social Construct
Download or Read eBook State Sovereignty as Social Construct PDF written by Thomas J. Biersteker and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1996-05-02 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Thomas J. Biersteker |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 30 |
| Release | : 1996-05-02 |
| ISBN-10 | : 052156252X |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780521562522 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (2X Downloads) |
Book Synopsis State Sovereignty as Social Construct by : Thomas J. Biersteker
Book excerpt: State sovereignty is an inherently social construct. The modern state system is not based on some timeless principle of sovereignty, but on the production of a normative conception that links authority, territory, population, and recognition in a unique way, and in a particular place (the state). The unique contribution of this book is to describe and illustrate the practices that have produced various sovereign ideals and resistances to them. The contributors analyze how the components of state sovereignty are socially constructed and combined in specific historical contexts.
