RT Book, Section
A1 Sarteschi, Christine
T1 Sovereign Citizens 101: What They Believe and Why We Should Care
T2 Sovereign Citizen Ideology: Spotlight on the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol
A2 Sarteschi, Christine
YR 2026
DO 10.1108/978-1-80686-881-020261002
SP 0
SN 978-1-80686-882-7
PB Emerald Publishing Limited
AB This chapter elucidates what it means to be a sovereign citizen, explaining the basic premise of what a sovereign citizen is, the nature of their beliefs, exploring their evolution, their current status, and why some individuals have a distaste for being labeled a sovereign citizen. Also included are updates on the status of the movement. The pandemic likely spurred the latest resurgence of the movement. Public health measures caused a pushback among some individuals, some of whom adopted sovereign citizen tactics as part of their resistance (Hobbs et al., 2025).
RD 4/10/2026
UL https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80686-881-020261002