A Theory of Secession

by Wellman, Christopher Heath

• ISBN13: 9781107407237
• ISBN10: 1107407230
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-09-13
• Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr

Summary

Offering an unapologetic defense of the right to secede, Christopher Heath Wellman argues that any group has a moral right to secede as long as its political divorce will leave it and the remainder state in a position to perform the requisite political functions. He explains that there is nothing contradictory about valuing legitimate states, while permitting their division. Thus, if one values self-determination, then one has good reason to conclude that people have a right to determine their political boundaries.

Table of Contents

Introduction

The case for statism

Valuing self-determination

Lincoln on secession

The truth in nationalism

Political coercion and exploitation

Secession and international law

The velvet transformation

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