The Clough Center aims to reinvigorate and reimagine the study of constitutional democracy in the twenty-first century.
Upcoming Event
Secession as a Human Right with Timothy William Waters
Wed, Feb 5, 2020 | Luncheon at Noon | 10 Stone Ave.
Political commonsense says fixed borders are a good idea. But what if borders are actually a problem -- what if they cause instability, injustice and violence? Despite what globalization theorists might imagine (or hope), borders and states aren't going away -- so we should think hard about if have the right ones, and how to change them if we don't. In this talk, which draws on my recent book, I examine the assumptions behind the current global order's suspicion of new states and border changes, and argues for the justice -- and practicality -- of a more flexible norm: an international right of secession.
Please RSVP at this link by Feb 3rd.
Free and open to the public.