Laski on the Abandonment of State Sovereignty: A Critical Examination of Political Authority, the State, and International Order Introduction Harold J. Laski’s critique of state sovereignty represents one of the most influential challenges to classical political theory in the early twentieth century. Writing in the context of rising industrial capitalism, pluralist social formations, and the … Continue reading Critically examine Harold J. Laski’s proposition that the doctrine of state sovereignty should be abandoned, and assess its implications for the theory of the state, political authority, and the organization of international and domestic political life.