Saying “No”: Self-Determination as the Ability to Leave

• In Event: Migration, Exit, and Democracy

Brief Overview

Secession is often framed as a question of a positive right to exit. In this paper I argue that secession is better thought of as a right to negate, to say “no.” Further, I examine when saying “no” can be justified.

Author

• Mitchell Krumm, University of South Carolina-Aiken