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Constitutional Democracy and the secession referendum in Catalonia (III, IV)

Published originally in Spanish. Manuel Toscano. JotDown. Constitutional Democracy and the secession referendum in Catalonia (II) III The above discussion refers roughly to what in the literature are known as ascriptive and plebiscitarian theories of secession. There is also a third way of justifying secession, according to which it could be morally justified as the […]

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In English Voices From Spain

Long Live a Free and Sovereign Pozuelo!

Published originally in Spanish. Luis Garicano. El Diario. I live in Pozuelo, a municipality in the outskirts of Madrid, where I commute daily. Pozuelo is the richest city in Spain, with an average household income of €73,000. Pozuelo is full of good private schools. Many of my neighbors use neither the public school system nor […]

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In English Voices From Spain

Constitutional Democracy and the secession referendum in Catalonia (II)

Constitutional Democracy and the secession referendum in Catalonia (I) Published originally in Spanish. Manuel Toscano. JotDown. II Among the justifications put forward by supporters of the referendum and secessionist adventure is the so-called «right to decide». It has been a powerful rhetorical resource behind which lies the right to self-determination of peoples or secession. That […]

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Konstitutionelle Demokratie und Abspaltungsreferendum in Katalonien (II)

Ursprünglich auf Spanisch veröffentlicht. Manuel Toscano. JotDown. Konstitutionelle Demokratie und Abspaltungsreferendum in Katalonien (I) II Unter den Rechtfertigungen, die die Befürworter des Referendums und des sezessionistischen Abenteuers ins Spiel bringen, befindet sich seit Jahren das sogenannte „Recht zu entscheiden“. Es ist ein mächtiger rhetorischer Rekurs, hinter dem sich das Recht der Völker zur Selbstbestimmung bzw. […]

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