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When God is “dead” and governments themselves are increasingly subject to the power of global corporations, massive movements of peoples, transnational political upheavals, and ecological disasters, what does sovereignty mean for the 21st century? Sovereignty in the 21st Century is Carl Raschke’s deep theoretical dive into the meaning of sovereignty in both its historical and contemporary settings, showing how the idea can be expanded beyond politics and offer emancipatory strategies for previously marginalized peoples. Picking up Carl Schmitt’s idea of sovereignty’s ‘divine’ associations making it an implicitly theological concern, Raschke explains how political and religious thought have always been intertwined. These intertwined strands find their relevance today in debates around class, race and domination, making the question of sovereignty not just a political but a social and economic one. Bringing to light the ways in which great transnational conflicts today are not between authoritarianism and democracy but between neoliberalism and populism, this book brings us closer to a profound understanding of what we truly mean by democracy, or ‘popular’ sovereignty in the 21st-century.

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Author:   Carl Raschke (University of Denver, USA)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic
ISBN:  

9781350446793

ISBN 10:   1350446793
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   19 September 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface Part One: The Elusive Quest for Sovereignty 1. Monopolitics 2. Sovereignty without the Sovereign 3. Sovereignty without Sovereignty, or the Dialectic of Subjection and Abjection Part Two: Religion and the Struggle for Sovereignty 4. Neoliberalism as the Postmodern “Civilizing Mission” 5. Religion, Neoliberalism, and the Contemporary Crisis of Sovereignty. 6. Neoliberalism, Populism, and the Illusion of Sovereignty Part Three: Toward a Political Theology of Popular Sovereignty 7. Hegel’s Intensive Universality. 8. Marx’s Misfired Mission. 9. Who Then Are “We the People”?

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"Carl Raschke's book ""Sovereignty in the 21st Century"" is a passionate plea for a new concept of sovereignty in the face of neoliberal constraints and identity logics that determine the political events of our time. In his innovative book, Raschke argues in favour of a universal recognition of human dignity, which will go hand in hand with new forms of community. -- Kurt Appel, University of Vienna, Austria"

Carl Raschke's book ""Sovereignty in the 21st Century"" is a passionate plea for a new concept of sovereignty in the face of neoliberal constraints and identity logics that determine the political events of our time. In his innovative book, Raschke argues in favour of a universal recognition of human dignity, which will go hand in hand with new forms of community. -- Kurt Appel, University of Vienna, Austria In this fascinating discussion the idea of sovereignty is subjected to fresh analysis, linking earlier treatments with the challenges presented today by current social and political developments. It is an arresting contribution to political theory that marshals a wide range of fertile ideas and sources. -- T R S Allan, Professor Emeritus of Jurisprudence and Public Law, University of Cambridge, UK Can sovereignty be saved? From Aristotle and Giorgio Agamben to Slavoj Žižek, Carl Raschke offers a wide-ranging critical, erudite analysis of neoliberalism and other systems of oppression that have distorted and undermined our polities. Raschke passionately argues for a theory of sovereignty founded not on varied societal and political acrimonious divisions, but rather on mutual recognition of the infinite worth of all human beings. Will we have the courage to enact this vision? -- Ryan LaMothe, Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology, USA

"Carl Raschke's book ""Sovereignty in the 21st Century"" is a passionate plea for a new concept of sovereignty in the face of neoliberal constraints and identity logics that determine the political events of our time. In his innovative book, Raschke argues in favour of a universal recognition of human dignity, which will go hand in hand with new forms of community. -- Kurt Appel, University of Vienna, Austria In this fascinating discussion the idea of sovereignty is subjected to fresh analysis, linking earlier treatments with the challenges presented today by current social and political developments. It is an arresting contribution to political theory that marshals a wide range of fertile ideas and sources. -- T R S Allan, Professor Emeritus of Jurisprudence and Public Law, University of Cambridge, UK Can sovereignty be saved? From Aristotle and Giorgio Agamben to Slavoj Žižek, Carl Raschke offers a wide-ranging critical, erudite analysis of neoliberalism and other systems of oppression that have distorted and undermined our polities. Raschke passionately argues for a theory of sovereignty founded not on varied societal and political acrimonious divisions, but rather on mutual recognition of the infinite worth of all human beings. Will we have the courage to enact this vision? -- Ryan LaMothe, Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology, USA"

"Carl Raschke's book ""Sovereignty in the 21st Century"" is a passionate plea for a new concept of sovereignty in the face of neoliberal constraints and identity logics that determine the political events of our time. In his innovative book, Raschke argues in favour of a universal recognition of human dignity, which will go hand in hand with new forms of community. -- Kurt Appel, University of Vienna, Austria In this fascinating discussion the idea of sovereignty is subjected to fresh analysis, linking earlier treatments with the challenges presented today by current social and political developments. It is an arresting contribution to political theory that marshals a wide range of fertile ideas and sources. -- T R S Allan, Professor Emeritus of Jurisprudence and Public Law, University of Cambridge, UK"

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Carl Raschke is Professor of Philosophy of Religion and Critical Theory at the University of Denver, USA.

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