Ontological Foundations of State Sovereignty

TL;DR

This paper explores the fundamental nature of state sovereignty, emphasizing the importance of understanding and managing vague or contradictory data about sovereignty claims to support ontological research in international relations.

Contribution

It introduces a strategy for handling ambiguous sovereignty data, laying groundwork for future ontological analysis in international affairs.

Findings

Proposes a method for working with vague sovereignty data

Highlights the importance of clarity in sovereignty claims

Sets the stage for applied ontological research

Abstract

This short paper is a primer on the nature of state sovereignty and the importance of claims about it. It also aims to reveal (merely reveal) a strategy for working with vague or contradictory data about which states, in fact, are sovereign. These goals together are intended to set the stage for applied work in ontology about international affairs.