Territoriality, sovereignty and secession: an interview with Anna Stilz

Abstract

Anna Stilz is Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Politics at the University Center for Human Values at Princeton University. She is an important figure in contemporary political philosophy, especially in branches related to political authority, membership and obligation, territorial rights, nationalism, self-determination and language rights, inter alia. In this interview, we aim to elucidate the main arguments and normative claims of her book Territorial Sovereignty, especially the controversial topic of self-determination and secession.