Sovereignty: A Global Perspective [Hardcover]

This volume brings the concept of sovereignty into a fresh light through a study of its long history and the realities of a globalised world.
Sovereignty has been at the heart of political philosophy for centuries, and yet it is far from clear what work sovereignty is actually doing in the modern world. Is sovereignty indivisible? Why are some international interventions acceptable but others condemned or resented? Is sovereignty always popular? What role does sovereignty have in a world of international finance, global information exchange, and supranational regulation? Is sovereignty only relevant to some parts of the world or of global relevance? This volume will place the intellectual roots of sovereignty in a conversation with sociological theory and the realities of a globalised world to create a broader context for our contemporary debates.Christopher Smith,University of St Andrews

Christopher Smith is a historian of ancient Rome whose interests extend to political and constitutional thought. He is a member of the Institute of Legal and Constitutional Research at St Andrews, and author or editor of twenty monographs. He was Director of the British School at Rome from 2009 to 2017 and is currently Executive Chair of the Arts and Humanities Research Council.