Borders, Boundaries, and Citizenship

Modern liberal democracies owe their stability and relative success to the coming together of two ideals which originate in distinct historical periods: the ideals of self-governance and territorially circumscribed nation-state. Self-governance defines freedom as the rule of law among a community of...

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Published in:PS, political science & politics political science & politics, 2005-10, Vol.38 (4), p.673-677
Main Author: Benhabib, Seyla
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Citizenship
Colonies & territories
Countries
Democracy
Freedom
Globalization
Human rights
International law
Liberalism
Migrants
Migration
Nation states
Political Representation
Popular sovereignty
Refugees
Sovereign states
Sovereignty
State
Symposium
Territoriality
Territories
Treaties
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Summary:Modern liberal democracies owe their stability and relative success to the coming together of two ideals which originate in distinct historical periods: the ideals of self-governance and territorially circumscribed nation-state. Self-governance defines freedom as the rule of law among a community of equals who are citizens of the polis and who have the right to rule and to be ruled. This ideal emerges in 5th-century Athens and is revived throughout history in episodes such as the experience of self-governing city-states in the Renaissance, the Paris commune of 1871, the anarchist and socialist communes of the Russian Revolution, and the Spanish Civil War.
ISSN:1049-0965
1537-5935
DOI:10.1017/S1049096505050328