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Introduction / Igor Primoratz and Aleksandar Pavković -- Is 'identity' a danger to democracy? / Daniel Weinstock -- Identity claims and identity politics : a limited defence / Margaret Moore -- Identity and rational revisability / Geoffrey Brahm Levey -- Nationalism and identity / C.A.J. (Tony) Coady -- Patriotism as bad faith / Simon Keller -- Patriotism, worldly and ethical / Igor Primoratz -- Memory, identity, and obligation / Janna Thompson -- Self-determination, national minorities, and the liberal principle of equality / Aleksandar Pavković -- A principled international legal response to demands for self-determination / Allen Buchanan -- Secession : can it be a legal act? / Peter Radan