The Emergence Machine

Sovereignty

abstract · Politics · Level 11 · E12

E12States

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Emergence definition

Sovereignty is the ultimate authority to govern a territory and its people, exercised through a government that makes binding decisions and enforces laws without external control or influence, which requires the understanding of authority as a power that emerges from society and is exercised through institutions, and the concept of territory as a defined area of land controlled by a state or other governing entity.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “sovereignty” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin word
sovereignty
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL11L10L9L8L5L4L2L1L0SovereigntyAuthorityPowerSocietyBehaviorGoalGovernmentObjectiveOrganismPoliticsTerritory… intermediate l…ExerciseForceFormLandActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesAutonomyL12CitizenshipL12ConsentL12IndependenceL12LegitimacyL12SovereigntyL11TerritoryL4GovernmentL5AuthorityL10E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Territory L4 (requires)
    Sovereignty: The supreme authority to govern a territory and its people, exercised through a government that makes binding decisions and enforces laws without external control or influence.
  • Government L5 (requires)
    A sovereign state exercises supreme authority through its government institutions - understanding government as an institution is central to understanding sovereignty.
  • Authority L10 (requires) Politics sense
    Sovereignty is the ultimate authority - the supreme power to make binding decisions, making understanding of authority essential to understanding sovereignty.

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