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The essay examines a prominent normative defence of nationalism, which links shared nationality with the attainment of the goods of liberal justice and democratic governance. The essay first considers the argument that liberal values, and especially the value of social justice, will best be promoted in states whose members share a common nationality. In its strong form, this argument is vulnerable to counter‐instances. A weaker version, which claims that in states divided in terms of national identities, social justice may be precarious over the long term, is more plausible. The second part of the essay argues that there is a close relationship between democracy and shared national identity. This section spells out precisely how a common national identity is helpful both for representative institutions to function properly and for widespread participation on the part of ordinary citizens.

Argues that the relationship between liberal justice & care has been conceived incorrectly. Liberal justice theorists tend to relegate care to the personal sphere & thereby conceptualize it as a form of self-interested action. Care theorists, eg, Carol Gilligan (1982), have recognized that the language of care tends to be ignored by justice theorists, but they have tended to incorrectly identify justice & care as two genderized moralities. It is argued here that, in fact, justice theories, such as John Rawls's argument in A Theory of Justice (1971), presuppose care. It is concluded that liberal justice theory should incorporate its own dependence on the ethics of care & work toward a conception of justice & care as reciprocal & interdependent. 27 References. Adapted from the source document.

This paper argues in favour of a conception of self-determination which involves the equal recognition of different national identities. It proceeds by, first, criticizing the dominant territorial (in contrast to national) conception of self-determination. It then addresses three main criticisms of a principle of national self-determination. These are (1) the argument from indeterminacy; (2) the argument from instability; (3) the problem of overlapping nationalities.