Sovereignty : the law of misrule -- Bataille and sovereignty : the apotheosis of violence -- Divine violence and justice -- Derrida on sovereignty -- Sovereignty and hospitality -- Bastard politics : sovereignty and violence
Summary
"A critical analysis of the philosophy of sovereignty from Hobbes through Derrida, arguing that we need to re-invent sovereignty as a motive for democratic political action while remaining alert to its dangers, specifically its relationship to violence"-- Provided by publisher