TY  - JOUR
T1  - On Vulnerability in the South: Sovereignty in the Post-Colonial Space
AU  - Puscas, İoana
PY  - 2009
DA  - October
JF  - Alternatives: Turkish Journal of International Relations
PB  - Yalova Üniversitesi
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2146-0809
SP  - 79
EP  - 93
VL  - 8
IS  - 4
LA  - en
AB  - This article engages critically with the question of sovereignty, with a focus on the post-colonial state.Building on Stephen Krasner’s arguments, it will point to the risks of employing European-centered/inspired concepts for understanding processes in former colonies. In doing so, the paper will reveal thecomplexity pervading the discourse and history of sovereignty, beyond the purely legalistic definitions,questioning whether this institution was only a new democratic appearance for a system that remainedinherently coercive. In relation to this, some epistemological and methodological issues will be exploredconcerning the discipline of International Relations as such.Key words: sovereignty, post-colonial, empire, decolonization, coercion
UR  - https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/alternatives/issue//21103
L1  - https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/19539
ER  -