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==Differing conceptual approaches== | ==Differing conceptual approaches== | ||
Sovereignty's definition, concept, and application has changed throughout history, especially during the Age of Enlightenment. The current notion of | Sovereignty's definition, concept, and application has changed throughout history, especially during the Age of Enlightenment. The current notion of state sovereignty contains four aspects consisting of territory, population, authority and recognition. According to Stephen D. Krasner, the term could also be understood in four different ways: | ||
:* Domestic sovereignty – actual control over a state exercised by an authority organized within this state. | :* Domestic sovereignty – actual control over a state exercised by an authority organized within this state. | ||