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Karl Renner’s theory of national autonomy

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Title: Karl Renner’s theory of national autonomy
Authors: Arzoz Xabier
Superior Title: Filozofija i Društvo, Vol 31, Iss 3, Pp 301-318 (2020)
Publisher Information: Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, Belgrade, 2020.
Publication Year: 2020
Collection: LCC:Philosophy (General)
Subject Terms: national autonomy, austria-hungary, minority rights, federalism, multinational state, principle of personality, territorial autonomy, nation, self-determination, majority rule, Philosophy (General), B1-5802
Description: Karl Renner’s theory of national autonomy has not been sufficiently taken into account by scholars due to difficulties in its reception and puzzling content. Neither liberal nor communitarian, his original theory combines individual rights with collective rights, territorial autonomy with personal autonomy, classical federalism with establishment of nations as constituent parts of the state. This paper will introduce the reader to Renner’s main concepts. It will start by presenting Renner’s ideas on the nation, the multinational state, the role of the majority principle, and the need for nations’ legal recognition by and within the state. Then, Renner’s core notion of national autonomy and its organisation through the personality principle will be discussed. Further, the paper deals with Renner’s concept of the representation of national interests at the federal or supranational levels. Lastly, it sums up the discussion and draws conclusions regarding Renner’s theory of autonomy in general.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: German
English
Serbian
ISSN: 0353-5738
2334-8577
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/0353-5738; https://doaj.org/toc/2334-8577
DOI: 10.2298/FID2003301A
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/e5cba94999c34490acbbb12dced791e2
Accession Number: edsdoj.5cba94999c34490acbbb12dced791e2
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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