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The main aim is to explore the conflict between territorial authority and legitimacy within Lockean social contract theory.

Locke(d) in a Dilemma: The Problem of Territorial Authority

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This analysis reveals the conflict between legitimacy and territorial authority in Lockean theory, suggesting alternative approaches.

The main aim is to explore the conflict between territorial authority and legitimacy within Lockean social contract theory.
Analyze Lockean social contract theory regarding authority and legitimacy.
Discuss the implications of property rights for territorial governance.
Examine the tension between consent of the governed and effective governance.
Identified a fundamental tension between property-based authority and unified territorial claims.
Found that either legitimacy or the capacity to protect life, liberty, and property is compromised.
Concluded that Lockean theory struggles to justify expansive territorial authority.

Samantha Fritz (2026) studied this question.

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