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Lee Manion, University of Missouri
Book:

The Recognition of Sovereignty

Published online:

09 October 2025

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23 October 2025, pp 1-36
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Why does sovereignty need narrative? In modern political thought, sovereignty typically appears as an abstract concept unrelated to storytelling. It usually is defined as a state’s supreme authority over internal affairs and borders, the noninterference of other states in its domestic matters, and the mutual recognition of states as sovereign entities. This model of state sovereignty is used to explain our current world order, which itself is a product of European empire building and colonization, even though it does not accurately describe today’s international situation or political practices. Indeed, it may never have done so.

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