A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
The Treachery of Images in the Digital Sovereignty Debate
Authors: Ruohonen Jukka
Publisher: SPRINGER
Publication year: 2021
Journal: Minds and Machines
Journal name in source: MINDS AND MACHINES
Journal acronym: MIND MACH
Volume: 31
First page : 439
Last page: 456
Number of pages: 18
ISSN: 0924-6495
eISSN: 1572-8641
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11023-021-09566-7
Web address : https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11023-021-09566-7
Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/66542224
This short theoretical and argumentative essay contributes to the ongoing deliberation about the so-called digitalfug sovereignty, as pursued particularly in the European Union (EU). Drawing from classical political science literature, the essay approaches the debate through paradoxes that arise from applying classical notions of sovereignty to the digital domain. With these paradoxes and a focus on the Peace of Westphalia in 1648, the essay develops a viewpoint distinct from the conventional territorial notion of sovereignty. Accordingly, the lesson from Westphalia has more to do with the capacity of a state to govern. It is also this capacity that is argued to enable the sovereignty of individuals within the digital realm. With this viewpoint, the essay further advances another, broader, and more pressing debate on politics and democracy in the digital era.
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