La soberanía estatal en perspectivas contemporáneas : del centro a la periferia y del poder a la resistencia

Abstract

This essay presents interpretations of state sovereignty prevalent in the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century, from paradigmatic points of view that are rational and reflectivist, centric and peripheral, concerning the conception of foreign policy they propose and the historical reality within which they are formulated. Through these interpretations, the author sketches a possible guide to reflect on historical change and attempts to address the notion of sovereignty as an explicatory instrument and a means for political action, at the same time as upholding, or seeking to transform, established mechanisms of power.