Reclaiming Sovereignty

Sovereignty is undoubtedly one of the most disputed and controversial concepts in politics today. What does it mean to say that a state, a people or an individual is sovereign? In this book, twelve contributors, all specialists in their own area, tackle these questions in different ways. Underlying the range and diversity of their responses is a common problem: how does sovereignty relate to society and the state? The first part focuses upon developments in British politics, the European Union, Northern Ireland and South Africa in the late 20th century. The second part explores state sovereignty from an international perspective, while the third looks towards detaching sovereignty from the state. Feminist arguments about the self and the exploitation of prostituted women are interrogated along with a democratic analysis of popular organizations and a novel assessment of the question of sovereignty and animal rights.>

About the author

Dr Laura Brace is Director of Research and PhD Studies in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Leicester, UK.John Hoffman is Emeritus Professor of Politics and International Relations at the University of Leicester, UK.

Product details

• Authors: Laura Brace, Laura (University of Leicester Brace, Laura Hoffman Brace, Brace Laura, John Hoffman
• Assisted by: Laura Brace (Editor), Laura (University of Leicester Brace (Editor), Brace Laura (Editor), John Hoffman (Editor), John (University of Leicester Hoffman (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2016
• EAN: 9781474288408
• ISBN: 978-1-4742-8840-8
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: History and Politics in the 20th Century: Bloomsbury Academic; History and Politics in the 20th Century: Bloomsbury Academic
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Constitutions, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, Political science & theory, Political science and theory, Constitution: government & the state, Constitution: government and the state