It all comes down to identity: An examination of the European Union’s stance on Ukrainian sovereignty
Journal: Lund University Publications Student Papers (Lund University)
Year: 2015

That sovereignty is losing its importance within international politics is a commonly occurring claim. When adopted by realists it is used as describing the end of an era where predictions of state behaviour were easily made. When concluded by liberalists, it is seen as marking the transit to a new era where the view on an international system as defined by cooperation due to common interests. This essay will examine the way we look at sovereignty today in order to find an alternative explanatio