A comparative study of the concept and position of "sovereignty" in the theoretical system of Ibn Khaldun and Norbert Elias

The purpose of the research is to examine the opinions and thoughts of two great sociological thinkers from two Islamic and Western theoretical traditions, namely Ibn Khaldun and Norbert Elias, regarding the birth, consolidation and decline of the sovereignty of civilizations; provide theoretical themes and valuable practical findings to those interested in this theoretical and conceptual field. Therefore, the main question of the current research is, what is the position of "sovereignty" in terms of concept and function in the thought of Ibn Khaldun and Norbert Elias? In order to answer the above question, an attempt is made to identify the differences and similarities of this concept in the theoretical system of these two thinkers and present its practical achievements by relying on the comparative method. The findings of the research show that both thinkers have a "developmental" approach to social phenomena and developments, including the issue of "sovereignty" and its transformation, from the perspective of historical sociology, and both of them have a general rule about sovereignty. and that is that when the sovereign territory expands to a great extent,, leads to the activation of centrifugal forces, and then the period of decline and collapse of that sovereignty begins.