NANTAI NVERSTES INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL SCIENCE 7 TH

NİŞANTAŞI ÜNİVERSİTESİ INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL SCIENCE 7 TH WEEK SOVEREIGHNTY-STATE İktisadi, İdari ve Sosyal Bilimler Fakültesi iisbf. nisantasi. edu. tr NİŞANTAŞI ÜNİVERS İTESİ ©

SOVEREIGNTY • The concept of sovereignty is associated with he emergence of modern state. But the idea may traced back to Aristotle. • The first sytematic theory of sovereignty is launched by Jean Bodin has developed the idea of internal sovereignty whereas Hugo Grotius has developed the idea of external sovereignty. • Sovereignty means supreme authority of the state within its territory and complete freedom from external control of interference. NİŞANTAŞI ÜNİVERSİTESİ ©

SOVEREIGNTY • Sovereignty has several characteristics; • Absoluteness, • Permanence, • Comprehensiveness and universality, • Inelianability, • Exclusiveness, • Indivisibility. NİŞANTAŞI ÜNİVERSİTESİ ©

SOVEREIGNTY-STATE • The sovereignty is facing in the conditions of 21 st century internal and external limitations. • The sovereignty is taking its roots from the divinity or the people. • Taking into consideration that the modern state is taking its roots from the sovereignty of the people, NİŞANTAŞI ÜNİVERSİTESİ ©

SOVEREIGNTY-STATE • The state is a sovereign and political supreme body, • It occupies a fixed territory, • A group of people having the willingness to live on this territory constitues its population, • This population is bound together by the rule of law, • It has an organised legitimate government to which the inhabitants render an habitual obedience. NİŞANTAŞI ÜNİVERSİTESİ ©

BIBLIOGRAPHY • Roskin M. , Cord R. , Medeiros J. , Jones W. ; Political Science: An Introduction, , Global Edition, 14/E, Pearson, 2016. • Grigsby E. , Analysing Politics, An Introduction to Political Science, 4 th Edition, Wasdworth Publishing, 2006. NİŞANTAŞI ÜNİVERSİTESİ ©