Hybrid Sovereignty in World Politics

Swati Srivastava (Purdue University, Indiana)

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Cambridge University Press
08 September 2022

Politics & government; Political science & theory; Comparative politics; Political ideologies; Corporate governance & responsibilities

Series: Cambridge Studies in International Relations

The idea of 'hybrid sovereignty' describes overlapping relations between public and private actors in important areas of global power, such as contractors fighting international wars, corporations regulating global markets, or governments collaborating with nongovernmental entities to influence foreign elections. This innovative study shows that these connections – sometimes hidden and often poorly understood – underpin the global order, in which power flows without regard to public and private boundaries. Drawing on extensive original archival research, Swati Srivastava reveals the little-known stories of how this hybrid power operated at some of the most important turning points in world history: spreading the British empire, founding the United States, establishing free trade, realizing transnational human rights, and conducting twenty-first century wars. In order to sustain meaningful dialogues about the future of global power and political authority, it is crucial that we begin to understand how hybrid sovereignty emerged and continues to shape international relations.

By: Swati Srivastava (Purdue University Indiana)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 157mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 600g
ISBN: 9781009204507
ISBN 10: 1009204505
Series: Cambridge Studies in International Relations
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 08 September 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Swati Srivastava is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Purdue University. Her research has received awards from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Andrew Mellon Foundation, American Council of Learned Societies, and International Studies Association. She is the founder of the Big Tech and Political Responsibility research lab at Purdue.

Reviews for Hybrid Sovereignty in World Politics

'The idea that sovereignty in the contemporary international system is an attribute of states is fundamental to much of international relations theory. In Hybrid Sovereignty in World Politics Swati Srivastava argues that the world is much more complicated than that. States and non-state actors are entangled in sovereign global politics in various ways, including contractually, institutionally, and performatively. Through case studies ranging from the English East India Company to Blackwater in the Iraq War, Srivastava provides fascinating historical illustrations of this important and timely argument.' Samuel Barkin, University of Massachusetts Boston 'Srivastava has written a fascinating and deeply historical rethinking of the meaning of sovereignty, its contingent and hybrid character, and the porous boundaries between public and private authorities. She uses disparate cases, from Blackwater to Amnesty, to demonstrate how seemingly private organizations produce sovereign power in the ambiguities and tensions of public/ private hybridity.' Virginia Haufler, University of Maryland, College Park