| ID | 091434 |
| Title Proper | Provincializing Westphalia |
| Other Title Information | the Eastern origins of sovereignty |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Hobson, John M |
| Publication | 2009. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article critiques the 'Westphilian narrative' of the sovereign state. The dominant Eurocentric account assumes that the sovereign state emerged through a series of developments that unfolded endogenously within Europe, none of which were influenced or shaped by impulses that emanated from the East or from the non-Western world. Having outlined the various Eurocentric theories of the rise of the sovereign state, the bulk of the article forwards a non-Eurocentric alternative narrative. While accepting that there were multicausal economic, discursive, political and military foundations to sovereignty, I argue that each of these was significantly enabled by Eastern influences, in the absence of which the sovereign state might not have made an appearance within Europe. In the process, I suggest that the rise of the sovereign state occurred during the era of, and through the impact of, 'Oriental globalization', thereby recasting the relationship between sovereignty and globalization more generally |
| `In' analytical Note | International Politics Vol. 46, No. 6; Nov 2009: p671-690 |
| Journal Source | International Politics Vol. 46, No. 6; Nov 2009: p671-690 |
| Key Words | Eurocentrism ; Westphalia ; Sovereignty ; Globalization ; Historical Sociology |