Monopoly Over Violence
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The Roman Empire appears as a massive structure provided with the most impressive administration and army known in Antiquity. Unfortunately, Rome could not provide the overall security that provincial population demanded because of its... more
Online working paper, based on a lecture delivered at the Mellon Sawyer Seminar, Oxford University, November 2006.
In this article, I deconstruct the concept of legitimacy (notably in the form elaborated by Max Weber) by emphasising its conceptual complicity with the notion of sovereignty. Through an analysis of Derrida's critique of Austin's theory... more
In this article, I engage with Derrida’s deconstructive reading of theories of performativity in order to analyse Max Weber’s sovereignty/legitimacy paradigm. First, I highlight an essential articulation between legitimacy and sovereign... more
In der üblichen Periodisierung der Weimarer Republik beginnt mit dem Jahr 1924 die Phase ihrer ‚relativen Stabilisierung‘. Nach der Überwindung der Hyperinflation 1923 ist dies meist wirtschafts- und sozialpolitisch gemeint, oft auch in... more
La versione originale dell'articolo è scaricabile presso il sito della rivista "Scienza & Politica. Per una storia delle dottrine". https://scienzaepolitica.unibo.it/ Il contributo pone in questione la definizione dello Stato come... more


