Benjamin Loy and Jan-Henrik Witthaus in conversation about the "Small Sovereignty" research project

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The social inequalities and often precarious forms of statehood in Latin America have led to the development of diverse forms of alternative sovereignty throughout history and to the present day. As part of a DFG research project, Jan-Henrik Witthaus and his team are investigating such phenomena of a "small sovereignty" using Latin American prose texts in which everyday rulers appear who, in their initially manageable fields of activity - such as the office or the drug trade - push back the influence of state power and authority.