Lecture Moritz Mihatsch: Manifestations of sovereignty from a global historical perspective

On Thursday 19 February, Moritz Mihatsch (Wenzhou-Kean University) will give the fifteenth Utrecht Lecture in Political History. In ‘Shifting sovereignties: Manifestations of sovereignty from a global historical perspective’, Mihatsch discusses a more practical understanding of sovereignty.

Sovereignty

Sovereignty is once again at the forefront of international debate, especially thanks to the re-election of Donald Trump. However, as a concept it is badly understood and often invoked as an empty signifier. Traditional conceptions of sovereignty are both ahistorical and impractical. Starting with historical examples from around the globe, Mihatsch proposes an approach to sovereignty which starts from these practical manifestations and incorporates change.