• The All Affected Principle, and the Weighting of Votes 

      Angell, Kim; Huseby, Robert (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-08-18)
      In this article we defend the view that, on the All Affected Principle of voting rights, the weight of a person’s vote on a decision should be determined by and only by the degree to which that decision affects her interests, independently of her voting weights on other decisions. Further, we consider two recent alternative proposals for how the All Affected Principle should weight votes, and give ...
    • Secession and political capacity 

      Angell, Kim; Huseby, Robert (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-11-30)
      We argue that plebiscitary theories of secession have more permissive implications than has thus far been recognized, by proponents and critics alike. The plebiscitary theory aims to devise a principle for the moral right to secede. This principle implies, we claim, that the view under many circumstances is unable to distinguish between secession of collectives and individuals. Thus, not only large ...