Neither real nor fictitious but 'as if real'? A political ontology of the state

British Journal of Sociology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 459-480

  Hay, Colin ^a  

^a Sciences Po Paris   (France)

Author keywords

'as if realism'; Political ontology; Realism; State

Indexed keywords

GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; POLITICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY;

GOVERNMENT; HUMANS; POLITICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL THEORY;

EID: 84927510485     PISSN: 00071315     EISSN: 14684446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-4446.12082     Document Type: Article

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