The five different kinds of sovereignty are as follows: (1) Nominal arid Real Sovereignty (2) Legal Sovereignty (3) Political Sovereignty (4) Popular Sovereignty (5) Deo Facto and De Jure Sovereignty. (1) Nominal arid Real Sovereignty: In ancient times many states had monarchies and their rulers were monarchs. They wielded absolute power and their senates and […]
5 Different Kinds of Sovereignty
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Pluralism: Meaning, Importance and Other Details
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(a) Meaning of Pluralism: Pluralism is a powerful protest against the monistic theory of sovereignty which endows the state with supreme and unlimited power. Harold Laski, J.N. Figgis, Ernest Barker, G. D.H. Cole, A. D. Lindsay, Duguit, MacIver and others are the exponents of Pluralism. According to Pluralists, sovereignty resides not with the state but […]
Introduction to Political Theory: Need for Political Theory
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Introduction: The pivotal role of politics today inevitably requires formulation and making of a scientific political theory. Developed countries need it to avoid the holocaust of a nuclear war, solve problems arising from affluence, technological revolution, pollution and other human maladies. Developing countries, belonging to third and fourth worlds, necessitate it to organise their polity, […]