From Secession to Submission: an Ethical Framework for Non-territorial Autonomy
From Secession to Submission: an Ethical Framework for Non-territorial Autonomy
Author(s): Stipe BuzarSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Philosophy, Social Sciences, Ethics / Practical Philosophy, Social Philosophy, Political Theory, Civil Society, Sociology, Politics and society, Ethnic Minorities Studies
Published by: Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju
Keywords: ethical framework; moral appropriateness; NTA; secession; states; minorities
Summary/Abstract: The purpose of the paper is to ascertain when non-territorial autonomy (NTA) arrangements are a morally appropriate response by states to various minority claims, given possible alternatives. As such, it is not about the relationships between minorities and majorities, but minorities and the state. The two main questions are: (1) What are the criteria of moral appropriateness? (2) When are any of the alternatives morally appropriate? Methodologically speaking, it makes sense to start from the most difficult of the alternatives to justify secession because it represents the most extreme possible claim of a minority towards a state, or even against a state. Once such a criterion or set of criteria is established, the criteria for other alternatives can only be reasonably lower, and the criteria for secession will be indicative of what these lower criteria could be.
Journal: Filozofija i društvo
- Issue Year: 35/2024
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 691-702
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English
