Sovereignty and Its Other: Toward the Dejustification of Violence

In this new book, Dimitris Vardoulakis asks how it is possible to think of a politics that is not commensurate with sovereignty. For such a politics, he argues, sovereignty is defined not in terms of the exception but as the different ways in which violence is justified. Vardoulakis shows how it is possible to deconstruct the various justifications of violence. Such dejustifications can take place only by presupposing an other to sovereignty, which Vardoulakis identifies with radical democracy. In doing so, Sovereignty and Its Other puts forward both a novel critique of sovereignty and an original philosophical theory of democratic practice.

Author: Dimitris Vardoulakis
Publisher: Fordham University Press
Published: 08/01/2013
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.10w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780823251353

About the Author
Dimitris Vardoulakis is Associate Professor and deputy chair of philosophy at Western Sydney University.