Federalism and the creation of new states : justifying internal secession

• Main Author: Gilliland, Anthony C.
• Other Authors: Nagel, Klaus-Jürgen, Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Departament de Ciències Polítiques i Socials
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Universitat Pompeu Fabra 2014
• Subjects: Internal Secession; Creation of new states; Federalism; Secession theory; Secessió interna; Creació de nous estats; Federalisme; Teories de la secessió; 32; Nunavut; Canada; Jura
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10803/145769

This thesis addresses the creation of new states within federal arrangements – particularly federations - and their justification in liberal democratic contexts. It is presented as a set of three cumulative articles. The first article argues that existing liberal approaches to justifying secession h...