Sovereignty: History and Theory

by Raia Prokhovnik

This innovative research monograph on sovereignty argues that the historical examination of the concept and the conceptual analysis of sovereignty are interdependent. The book engages with and makes a significant contribution to the literatures on sovereignty from the history of political thought and political theory. It offers a clear survey and evaluation of interlinked debates within these literatures, and provides lively and scholarly interpretations of thinkers including Bodin, Hobbes, Spinoza, Locke, Rousseau, Kant, Hegel, Foucault and Schmitt. This book will be of interest to historians of political thought, political theorists, political philosophers, IR theorists, and legal theorists.

250 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2008

Reviews

[Christopher]

This book is so good at breaking down the concept and application of sovereignty that I wrote an entire deep dive analysis of it here:
https://peacediplomacy.org/2023/01/19...

[Janine Gertz]

If you’re interested in this kinda of stuff, it’s sovereignty made easier by this author’s historical examination of the theoretical development and critical analysis of the concept. 👍🏽👍🏽