Imitations of Empire

Empire is best understood not as a singular territorial or economic entity or an arrangement of flows and accumulation of stocks but, rather, as a type of That is, it is the relationships between ruler and ruled, and the mechanisms of rule, that are important in contemporary discussions of “empire.”...

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Published inGlobal environmental politics Vol. 4; no. 2; pp. 20 - 23
Main Author Lipschutz, Ronnie D.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published One Rogers Street, Cambridge, MA 02142-1209, USA MIT Press 01.05.2004
The MIT Press
SeriesGlobal Environmental Politics
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Empires
Globalization
Hegemony
Human Ecology
Neoliberalism
United States of America
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Summary:Empire is best understood not as a singular territorial or economic entity or an arrangement of flows and accumulation of stocks but, rather, as a type of That is, it is the relationships between ruler and ruled, and the mechanisms of rule, that are important in contemporary discussions of “empire.” In today's American Empire, we see the mixing of two forms of rule: what is often called “neo-liberal institutionalism” with “new sovereignty.” In this commentary, I discuss the implications of such rule for global environmental politics.
Bibliography:May, 2004
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ISSN:1526-3800
1536-0091
DOI:10.1162/152638004323074174