Why secession is undemocratic
Keywords:
Secession, democracy, self-government, borders, Habermas, Dahl, Kymlicka.
Abstract
the aim of this paper is to prove that secession is inherently undemocratic. We will review the secessionist arguments: the one that starts from a wrong idea of selfgovernment and the one that starts from liberalism. then, we will oppose objections to both: defending the value of equality; rejecting internal homogeneity claims; picking up Buchanan’s classic objections; and finally, reformulating, with Habermas and Pogge, a concept of self-government in order to deduce that it is not legitimate to draw more boundaries because an ideal democracy would require to eliminate the current borders.Downloads
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Published
2015-02-24
How to Cite
Arteta M. (2015). Why secession is undemocratic. Revista de Filosofía , 40(1), 157-180. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_RESF.2015.v40.n1.48444
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