Revolution’s distinctive condition is parallel mutually exclusive claims to sovereignty.

Evidence

Multiple sovereignty involves mutually exclusive claims to legitimate governmental control, accepted by many (on both sides); often it is manifest in the establishment of parallel governments; and a struggle for partners in coalition occurs. — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 4305

Categorization

  • DEFINE: Defines multiple sovereignty, the heart of Tilly’s process model of revolution.
  • XREF: connects to: Sovereignty fragments into overlapping partial rights to rule. — Achille Mbembe, Necropolitics, 122

Broader Connections