The Moral Person of the State

Auteur
Ben Holland is a lecturer in international relations in the School of Politics and International Relations at the University of Nottingham. He has published articles in academic journals such as History of Political Thought, International Studies Quarterly and Philosophy and Social Criticism. He is currently an editor of Political Studies and Political Studies Review.

Texte du rabat

A new history of the idea of the modern state, focusing on the significance of theological ideas concerning freedom to its development, and the centrality of international law and revolution to its propagation. It will be essential reading for historians and theorists of political thought, international law, theology and philosophy.

Contenu

Introduction. Body, souls, persons, states; Part I: 1. The constitution of the free person; 2. The constitution of the person of the state; Part II: 3. Continental appropriations: the moral person of the state and the law of nations; 4. Atlantic appropriations: breaking and making composite polities; 5. Anglo-German interpretations: the moral person of the state and the legal person of the state; Conclusion.