Sovereignty and Illicit Social Order

Author: Christopher Marc Liliblad
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9780367512613

Published In: January 2022
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only
Hardback Edition ISBN: 9780367425203

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Contesting conventional assumptions of the modern nation-state, this book challenges us to rethink the segmentation of the political realm and its underlying economic and social processes.

Cognizant of the historical context of systemic change, Lilyblad reconstructs how illicit social order arises from agonistic competition over territory, authority, and institutions. Immersive empirical investigation traces this bottom-up process in local conflict zones, detailing how spontaneous configurations of violence, socioeconomic resources, and legitimacy transcend the divide between public and private. Ultimately, the analytical vantage of global governance assesses the sobering implications for sovereignty to more accurately reflect the world we have, not the one we may want.

By showing how these inherently local illicit social orders develop apart from – not below – the state within a global anarchic society, this book will be of interest to a wide range of scholars, including political scientists, economists, sociologists, geographers, as well as researchers in interdisciplinary fields such as International Development, International Political Economy, and Global Governance.

Part I – Introduction

1. Modernity and the Global Framework of Sovereignty

Part II – Conceptual and Theoretical Framework

2. Sovereignty, Territory, and Debordering

3. The Constitution of Illicit Authority

4. The Institutionalization of Illicit Social Order

Part III –　Empirical Investigation of Illicit Social Order

5. Globalization and Localized Fragility in Brazil

6. Territory and Organized Violence

7. Socioeconomic Resources: Protection, Acquisition, and Provision

8. Social Legitimacy: Collective Identity and Ontological Security

9. Social Order: Co-constitution of Authority and Institutions