Diplomacy & Politics Glossary

Every term you need — from Model UN procedure to international law, economics, and political theory. Clear definitions, real examples, and cross-linked concepts.

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Hobbesian Leviathan

A metaphor for a powerful sovereign created through social contract to impose order and prevent the chaos of the state of nature.

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Hobbesian Social Contract

Thomas Hobbes's theory that individuals consent to an absolute sovereign to escape a violent state of nature.

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Lockean Consent Theory

John Locke's idea that legitimate government authority derives from the explicit or implicit consent of the governed.

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Rousseau's Social Contract

The agreement among individuals to form a collective sovereign that represents the general will and ensures freedom through law.

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Social Contractarianism

A political philosophy emphasizing that legitimate state authority arises from an implicit agreement among individuals to form a society and abide by its rules for mutual benefit.

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State of Nature

A theoretical condition posited by Hobbes describing human existence without political authority, characterized by chaos and conflict.

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