Serena Ferente/ Carmen Pavel/ David Runciman
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The Brexit debate saw a revival in talk of ‘sovereignty’. But what exactly is it, and why is it so highly prized? What are its essential features and what are its limits? In a globalized world, is sovereignty something modern states can achieve? We explore this elusive concept, and ask whether it is still a useful concept in the twenty-first century.
Speakers
Serena Ferente
Senior Lecturer in Medieval European History, King’s College London
Carmen Pavel
Lecturer in International Politics, King’s College London
David Runciman
Professor of Politics, University of Cambridge
Chair
Sarah Fine
Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, King’s College London & Fellow, Forum for Philosophy
Recorded on 29 November 2017 at the LSE
