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Constituent Power, Violence, and the State The Political Thought of Georges Sorel, Walter Benjamin, and Hannah Arendt
By Dimitri Vouros
Copyright 2025
250 Pages
by
Routledge
250 Pages
by
Routledge
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In Constituent Power, Violence, and the State , Dimitri Vouros examines the question of political violence by placing the thought of Georges Sorel, Walter Benjamin, and Hannah Arendt in conversation with contemporary theories of sovereignty and constituent power.
Vouros argues that the violence sustaining the modern state inhibits institutional accountability and derails constituent power. The... Read more
Introduction: The Modern State and Political Power 1. Constituent Power and the State in History 2. Reform or Revolution? 3. Georges Sorel: Violence, Myth, and the State 4. Walter Benjamin: Gewalt, the Law, and Decision 5. Hannah Arendt: Power, Violence, and the Novum Conclusion: Democracy After Violence
Biography
Dimitri Vouros gained his PhD in Philosophy from Western Sydney University in 2023. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in History and English from The University of Sydney, and a Master of Arts in Philosophy from the University of New England.
