Books by Matthew S. Weinert

Differences between human beings have long been used to justify a range of degrading, exclusionary, and murderous practices that strip people of their humanity and dignity. While considerable scholarship has been devoted to such dehumanization, Matthew S. Weinert asks how we might conceive its reverse - humanization, or what it means to "make human."

Presents an argument that sovereignty, defined as the supreme authority in a political community, has a neglected democratic dimension that highlights the expansion of substantive individual rights and freedoms at home and abroad. This book is suitable for students of sovereignty, international history, globalization and international relations.