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'The Republican Dilemma' and the Changing Social Context of Republicanism in the Early Modern Period (2009)
Journal Article
Kennedy, G. (2009). 'The Republican Dilemma' and the Changing Social Context of Republicanism in the Early Modern Period. European Journal of Political Theory, 8(3), 313-338. https://doi.org/10.1177/1474885109103833

This article relates the evolving relationship between republicanism and the problem of 'empire' to the changing social contexts within which republican political theory emerges in the early modern period. It is argued that the initial antagonism bet... Read More about 'The Republican Dilemma' and the Changing Social Context of Republicanism in the Early Modern Period.

Republican Discourses and Imperial Projects: Liberty and Empire in American Political Discourse (2009)
Journal Article
Kennedy, G. (2009). Republican Discourses and Imperial Projects: Liberty and Empire in American Political Discourse

Early American republican discourse represents a significant innovation on the traditional republican antagonism to ‘empire.’ While no consensus was established as to the kind of international strategies that would be adopted by the new state in orde... Read More about Republican Discourses and Imperial Projects: Liberty and Empire in American Political Discourse.