Political commonsense says fixed borders are a good idea. But what if that fixity is actually a problem -- what if the borders we have 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, Professor Waters examines 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.
Timothy William Waters
is Professor and Associate Director of the Center for Constitutional Democracy, Indiana University Maurer School of Law. He is editor of
The Milošević Trial – An Autopsy
(Oxford, 2013) and author of
Boxing Pandora: Rethinking Borders, States, and Secession in a Democratic World
(Yale 2020).
This event will be moderated by
Harris Mylonas
, Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at George Washington University.
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
12:45-2:15 pm
Voesar Conference Room, Suite 412
Elliott School of International Affairs
1957 E St NW
