From the Commissary Dictator to the Katechon: Continuity in Carl Schmitt’s Theory of Intermediate Authority

What relation is there between the commissary dictator and the katechon in Schmitt’s writings? I argue that both the dictator of Dictatorship and the katechon of Nomos of the Earth are characterized by a specific conception of intermediate authority, which is central to Schmitt’s attempts, in the 19...

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Main Author: Collison, Luke (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group 2023
In: Political theology
Year: 2023, Volume: 24, Issue: 2, Pages: 164-182
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Schmitt, Carl 1888-1985, Der Nomos der Erde im Völkerrecht des Jus publicum Europaeum / Schmitt, Carl 1888-1985, Die Diktatur / Schmitt, Carl 1888-1985 / Authority / Politics / Katechon
RelBib Classification:CG Christianity and Politics
FA Theology
KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
NCD Political ethics
ZC Politics in general
Further subjects:B commissar
B Dignity
B Authority
B dictator
B Carl Schmitt
B Katechon
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