Sovereignties: Contemporary Theory and Practice - Paperback

by R. Prokhovnik (Author)

Raia Prokhovnik develops a strong argument for sovereignty as a robust concept with many conceptualizations, and capable of further fruitful reconceptualization. The book explores contemporary theoretical developments and current political issues around sovereignty that have crucial practical and institutional implications.

Author Biography

RAIA PROKHOVNIK is Reader in Politics at the Open University, UK. Her research interests are in contemporary political theory, sovereignty, international relations theory, early modern political thought, feminist political theory, and citizenship. Her previous books are Spinoza and Republicanism (2004), Rational Woman (2002), and Rhetoric and Philosophy in Hobbes's 'Leviathan' (1991).