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Protocol Sovereignty

Dr. Olivia Beaumont

LeMay Publishing

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Protocol Sovereignty

by Dr. Olivia Beaumont

Dissertations6,835 words21 chapters

Published by LeMay Publishing. 6,835 words across 21 chapters.

About This Publication

A dissertation advancing the thesis that protocol-native governance systems constitute a new form of political sovereignty in the digital age, examining blockchain architectures, DAOs, and algorithmic governance.

Published by LeMay Publishing, a division of LeMay. Massachusetts.

ISBN: 979-8-0000-7085-7

Chapters

1PROTOCOL SOVEREIGNTY
2Governance Beyond the State: Protocol-Native Authority as a New Form of Political Sovereignty in the Digital Age
3TABLE OF CONTENTS
4ABSTRACT
5CHAPTER 1
6Introduction: The Sovereignty Question in Digital Space
7CHAPTER 2
8Classical Sovereignty and Its Discontents
9CHAPTER 3
10The Emergence of Protocol Governance
11CHAPTER 4
12Protocol Sovereignty: A Theoretical Framework
13CHAPTER 5
14Case Studies in Protocol-Native Governance
15CHAPTER 6
16Legitimacy, Consent, and the Problem of Exit
17CHAPTER 7
18Objections, Limitations, and the Persistence of the State
19CHAPTER 8
20Conclusion: Toward a Post-Westphalian Political Theory
21BIBLIOGRAPHY