My research projects are on national self-determination and the morality of punishment. While these two projects sound different, a question that both consider is the justification of rights and their limits. My research on nationalism considers the interests involved in national identity and membership; it investigates the extent to which a national community has a right to govern itself. My research on criminal punishment considers the extent to which a liberal democratic state has a right to punish criminal offenders who violate certain core rights of others. The project that I am working on currently is a monograph that considers the mor…

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