In this engaging discussion, Maïa Pal, a Senior Lecturer in International Relations at Oxford Brookes University, dives into her groundbreaking work on imperial history. She explores the nuanced relationships between law, empires, and capital during the early modern period. Discussions center around jurisdictional accumulation, shedding light on the roles of sub-sovereign actors like Mediterranean consuls. Pal also connects historical legal frameworks to contemporary issues, revealing how past dynamics influence today's capitalism and imperialism.
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Jurisdictional Accumulation Concept
Jurisdictional accumulation links law, capital, and imperial authority in early modern history.
It reveals the role of sub-sovereign actors in extending empire power through legal and economic means.
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Methodology and Historical Sociology
Historical sociology helped analyze long-term patterns linking capitalism and state system development.
Archival work tested theories and enriched understanding of extraterritoriality and jurisdiction.
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Jurisdictional Accumulation Explained
Jurisdictional accumulation involves extending, transporting, or transplanting authority for sovereign or individual gain.
Different empires used distinct jurisdictional strategies shaping their imperial control.
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An Early Modern History of Law, Empires, and Capital
Maïa Pal
Maïa Pal's "Jurisdictional Accumulation" offers a novel perspective on imperial expansion in the early modern period. The book challenges traditional narratives by focusing on the legal and jurisdictional practices employed by various empires. Pal introduces the concept of 'jurisdictional accumulation,' analyzing how different empires—Castilian, French, Dutch, and British—extended their power and influence. The study incorporates archival research, theoretical frameworks, and legal analyses to provide a multidisciplinary approach to understanding the interplay between law, capital, and imperial authority. The book's detailed case studies and insightful analysis make it a significant contribution to the fields of history, political science, and international relations.
With rigorous attention to history and empire, Maïa Pal's Jurisdictional Accumulation: An Early Modern History of Law, Empires, and Capital (Cambridge UP, 2020) is a unique analysis of imperial expansion. Through an analysis of ambassadors and consuls in the Mediterranean—and attention to Castilian, French, Dutch, and British empires—Pal's multifaceted conceptualization of jurisdictional analysis gathers together law and capital in the early modern period. A compelling application of political Marxist frameworks, Jurisdictional Accumulation is a multidisciplinary approach to thinking through extraterritoriality and its implications.
Through archival work, theorization, and legal analyses, Pal offers us a novel way to better understand the links between capital, law, and imperial authority.
Dr. Maïa Pal is a Senior Lecturer in International Relations at Oxford Brookes University. Her research brings together international relations theory, international political economy, and histories of international law, and focuses on early modern overseas consuls, imperialism, and empire. Rine Vieth is an FRQSC Postdoctoral Fellow at Université Laval. Interested in how people experience state legal regimes, their research centres around questions of law, migration, gender, and religion.
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