Liberty and Security in an Anarchical World Volume II: Exit - Secession, Non-Westphalian Sovereignties, and Interstate Federalism

by Brandon Christensen (Editor)

Overview

The book takes a hard look at libertarian foreign policy doctrines, especially those of non-intervention, interstate federalism, and non-aggression, and applies new insights to these old doctrines. Classical liberal thinkers such as Vincent Ostrom, James Madison, and F.A. Hayek have all hinted at the idea of world governance from a libertarian standpoint. Yet today, “the libertarian position” on foreign policy is either non-intervention from the US side of the Atlantic or a halfhearted confederation from the European side of the Atlantic. The themes that emerge in this volume (II) are whether or not libertarian alternatives to the status quo are workable and, if so, whatwould they look like.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783031674617
Publisher:	Springer Nature Switzerland
Publication date:	12/17/2024
Series:	Palgrave Studies in Classical Liberalism
Edition description:	2024
Pages:	389
Product dimensions:	5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x (d)

About the Author

Brandon Christensen is the editor-in-chief of Isonomia Quarterly.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Aggression Abroad: Noninterventionism Without National Sovereignty.- Chapter 2.The State, the Nation, Nationalism, and the Interstate Federalist Tradition.- Chapter 3. Interstate Federalism: Challenges From the History of Classical Liberalism.- Chapter4.Reintroducing John Witherspoon: Interstate Relations and Survival in Revolutionary America.- Chapter 5.Secession, International Law, and Human Rights.- Chapter 6. Decentralized Despotism and the Illusion of International Anarchy.- Chapter 7.Subsidiarity and Secession: Bringing the Austrian School to the 21st Century.- Chapter 8. State Recognition, Unilateral Secession, and Anarchy.- Chapter 9. Resizing and Restructuring States: New World Sovereignty in a New World.- Chapter 10.Conclusion.- Chapter 11.Dharma and Chakravarti for Liberty: Decentering Hegemony via Buddhist Political Philosophy.

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“What system is most likely to maximize the enjoyment of peace and liberty? The present system of sovereign nation states has persisted for some time, but it is wobbly, nonetheless. Brandon Christensen has assembled a veritable think tank in two volumes of contributions on the various possibilities of global political order, all tied together by the question of which option is more likely to secure peace and individual liberty. These are hard problems. You have before you a menu of possibilities, along with deep analyses and vigorous arguments in favor of or against particular menu options. For anyone who really cares about what the future may have in store, or, more particularly, how we may determine the systems within which peace and liberty will be either preserved or destroyed, these two volumes are a gold mine.” (Tom G. Palmer, PhD, Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute and Vice President for International Programs at the Atlas Network)

“A must-read, this collection captures the essence of the crossroads at which libertarianism finds itself today. It reveals a portrait of libertarianism at risk within current institutional frameworks, exposing the tension between the enduring principles of libertarianism and the fragile nature of their application within the constraints of the contemporary sovereignty paradigm. A compelling invitation to partake in the urgent and challenging task of shaping the contours of alternative forms of sovereignty in a world of deep interconnectedness, this collection points to the opportunity of taking up the challenge of reconciling liberty, security, individual rights by reimaging sovereignty through the lens of the federal paradigm, and moving beyond traditional approaches to foreign policy, world organization and order.” (Tiziana Stella, PhD, Executive Director of the Streit Council)

“For much of the twentieth century classical liberals and libertarians focused on defending property rights and free markets in a parochial, Anglo-centric fashion. This volume initiates a welcome and overdue reorientation toward international affairs. With an international line-up of scholars, the chapters are fresh, provocative, and thoughtful and will stimulate debate on internationalist liberalism.” (Eric Schliesser, Professor, Political Theory, Department of Political Science, University of Amsterdam)

“Thinking about international relations has long been neglected by classical liberals and libertarians. This multi-volume book offers a welcome change. It offers thought provoking essays on a great number of topics and countries, from trade to military intervention, from Nigeria to the United States, and from federation to secession. This is a welcome and much needed contribution to thinking about international affairs in the wider liberal tradition, which is of interest to classical liberals and libertarians, but also appeals to IR scholars, philosophers, historians and the interested public.” (Dr Edwin van de Haar - author of “Human Nature and World Affairs. An Introduction to Classical Liberalism and International Relations Theory” and many other books and writings on classical liberal international political theory)