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The Sovereignty Game

Neo-Colonialism and the Westphalian System

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Authors:
  1. Will Hickey

    1. Former two-time US Fulbright Professor, 2003 & 2009, Professor of Management, GDUFS, Canton, China

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  • Explores what impact post-colonial legacies have on sovereignty for nations in the developing world

  • Scrutinizes the impact of populist movements of left and right on traditional geopolitical arrangements

  • Analyzes the Chinese party-state as a new form of geopolitical organization

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Dismantling the Westphalian System in Today’s “Age of Reason”

    • Will Hickey
    Pages 1-40

  3. Climate Change and Westphalia

    • Will Hickey
    Pages 41-58

  4. Universal Basic Income: Populism Comes to the Fore

    • Will Hickey
    Pages 59-76

  5. Economic Migrants and Passports

    • Will Hickey
    Pages 77-84

  6. Reforming State-Owned Enterprises

    • Will Hickey
    Pages 85-97

  7. Westphalia and Finance: The “Cramdown” of Devaluation and Sovereign Bonds

    • Will Hickey
    Pages 99-115

  8. Westphalia in the Age of Social Media and Instant Communications

    • Will Hickey
    Pages 117-120

  9. The Blockchain and Westphalia: Digitalization Crosses Borders

    • Will Hickey
    Pages 121-131

  10. Tax Policy and Westphalia

    • Will Hickey
    Pages 133-142

  11. The Endgame: Enforcement and Acquiescence to a US-Led World Order?

    • Will Hickey
    Pages 143-151

  12. More Sovereigns Not Less?

    • Will Hickey
    Pages 153-159

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 161-177
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About this book

This book explores the change and continuity in the idea of the nation state. Since the Westphalian treaties and the political thought of Thomas Hobbes, the nation state has been the denominator of all geopolitics. In an era of populism, economic globalization, digitalization, and the Chinese party-state, scholars of sovereignty have been struggling to understand whether the nation-state remains relevant as a necessary heuristic. This book will be of interest to scholars, policymakers, investors, and citizens navigating a fast-changing world.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Former two-time US Fulbright Professor, 2003 & 2009, Professor of Management, GDUFS, Canton, China

    Will Hickey

About the author

Will Hickey, Professor of HRD and Energy Financial Management, has worked internationally researching and teaching on topics related to human resources, project financing, & energy policy in the areas of localization, local content development, local sourcing, PPP’s, benchmarking of process systems, energy policy, core competency review, fuel subsidies, green energy, human resource audits/ planning and project management for Oil and gas, Mining (coal and ores), and Nuclear and Renewable power. He is the author of the current definitive book Energy and HRD in Developing Countries: Towards Effective Localization (2017).


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Sovereignty Game

  • Book Subtitle: Neo-Colonialism and the Westphalian System

  • Authors: Will Hickey

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1888-1

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-1887-4Published: 13 February 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-1890-4Published: 13 February 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-1888-1Published: 12 February 2020

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 177

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 6 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Political Theory, Comparative Politics, Globalization

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