| Title: | Soverignty, Territory, Borders |
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| Course Section Number: | PHI-219-01 |
| Department: | Philosophy |
| Description: | PHI 219-01 = PSC 230-04: Topics in Ethics & Social Philosophy: Sovereignty, Territory, Borders. The concept of sovereignty that arises in early modernity can be described as the supreme authority in a territory. In a modern nation state, sovereign authority secures the relationship between the reigning political order and a territory defined by borders. Yet in our era, the status of sovereignty as the dominant form of political community remains uncertain. On the one hand, the rise of international organizations and the transnational flow of capital, labor, refugees, and violence diminish the central importance of the nation state, leading some theorists to foresee a post-sovereign future. On the other hand, hardened borders, harsh immigration policies, and protectionist trade practices seek to reassert national sovereignty. This course will examine the ambiguous status of sovereignty from a historical and a contemporary perspective. After studying some early modern theorists of sovereignty, we will then consider what happens to political space when the relationship between political order and bounded territory begins to break down. This critical consideration of sovereign authority will then open a discussion of new ways to negotiate borders and inhabit political space. One Course Credit, No Prerequisites |
| Credits: | 1.00 |
| Start Date: | January 14, 2019 |
| End Date: | May 4, 2019 |
| Meeting Information: |
01/15/2019-05/02/2019 Lecture Tuesday, Thursday 01:10PM - 02:25PM, Center Hall, Room 305
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| Faculty: | Gower, Jeff |
Course Status & Cross-Listings
| Cross-list Group Capacity: | 18 |
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| Cross-list Group Student Count: | 17 |
| Calculated Course Status: | OPEN |
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