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Locke and the State of Exception: Towards a Modern Understanding of Emergency Government
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 October 2010
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Post 9/11 debate – John Locke important reference – Modern notion, transformation of sovereignty – From legal to political nature of the exception – From temporary to permanent – From preservation of realm to defense of life – Change of the experience of time – Locke ambivalent, transition to modern understanding – Necessity, trust and resistance – Logic of exceptionality – Locke's remaining relevancew
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