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Nation, Secession, and Freedom

In: The Emergence of a Tradition: Essays in Honor of Jesús Huerta de Soto, Volume II

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  • Miguel Anxo Bastos Boubeta

    (Universidade de Santiago de Compostela)

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Nationalism has been presented on many occasions as an enemy of freedom and liberalism, and it is true that it can be a foe on some occasions. However, Jesús Huerta of Soto wrote an essay on the possibility of liberal nationalism, pointing out the positive characteristics that nationalism can contribute to a free society. In this chapter we want to follow this line of thought centering on two characteristics: first, the nationalist idea itself and, second, the secession principle. Both characteristics are allies in the fight for limiting statism. In the text we affirm that nationalism acts as a brake on the creation of a global state, the big threat to liberty freedom in our times; at the same time that nationalism can limit the state’s internal power. We also point to the function that nationalism can play by exercising the right of secession in order to reduce state expansion and to achieve a future of states smaller in extension and population.

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  • Miguel Anxo Bastos Boubeta, 2023. "Nation, Secession, and Freedom," Springer Books, in: David Howden & Philipp Bagus (ed.), The Emergence of a Tradition: Essays in Honor of Jesús Huerta de Soto, Volume II, pages 27-35, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-031-17418-6_3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-17418-6_3
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