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Rainer Bauböck is among the most renowned scholars in the field of citizenship and democracy. In a recent volume, Democratic Inclusion, he—together with other authors—addresses the so-called democratic boundary problem. This book is an extremely valuable resource for anyone working on this problem; Bauböck presents a complex and sophisticated theory of the principles of democratic citizenship while his respondents put forward crucial questions not only about his theory, but also about the debate in general. At the same time, the volume also points to the limitations of this discourse and the formidable obstacles to reaching conclusive theoretical results about democratic inclusion.
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Bauböck does not discuss the possibility of non-territorial, but pluralist societies; he seems to assume that non-territorial polities are bound to homogenize over time and lose diversity.
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Kapelner, Z. Rainer Bauböck: Democratic Inclusion: Rainer Bauböck in Dialogue. Res Publica 26, 149–154 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11158-019-09429-0
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