A theory of secession; the case for political self-determination.0521849152 A theory of secession; the case for political self-determination. Wellman, Christopher Heath. Cambridge U. Pr. 2005 199 pages $70.00 Hardcover JC327 A self-described statist stat·ism n. The practice or doctrine of giving a centralized government control over economic planning and policy. stat  ist adj. , Wellman (philosophy, Washinton U.) argues
that any group of people has the moral right to secede se·cede intr.v. se·ced·ed, se·ced·ing, se·cedes To withdraw formally from membership in an organization, association, or alliance. [Latin s and form a state as long as the secession will leave both resulting states in a position to perform the requisite political functions. From this position, he criticizes Abraham Lincoln's arguments against the Confederacy's secession, finding all of them wanting, but arguing that the Union was nevertheless justified in resisting the secession. He then considers the argument that recognizing the right to secede will corrupt democracies by allowing minority groups to threaten secession in order to achieve undue influence, proposing in contrast that democratic changes that might result would in fact be an improvement. Finally, he considers how the right to secession might be institutionalized in·sti·tu·tion·al·ize tr.v. in·sti·tu·tion·al·ized, in·sti·tu·tion·al·iz·ing, in·sti·tu·tion·al·iz·es 1. a. To make into, treat as, or give the character of an institution to. b. in international law and presents a description of how such an institutionalization Institutionalization The gradual domination of financial markets by institutional investors, as opposed to individual investors. This process has occurred throughout the industrialized world. would led to decreases in injustice, group grievances, separatist sep·a·ra·tist n. 1. One who secedes or advocates separation, especially from an established church; a sectarian or separationist. 2. passion, and the importance of state sovereignty. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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