▁Ven iz el os ' ▁liberal ▁brand ▁of ▁national ism . ▁Ben aro ya ▁and ▁the ▁Feder acion , ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁were ▁influenced ▁by ▁Aust rom ar x ists ▁such ▁as ▁Victor ▁Ad ler , ▁Otto ▁B auer ▁and ▁Karl ▁Ren ner , ▁who , ▁sensitive ▁to ▁matters ▁national , ▁searched ▁ways ▁to ▁util ize ▁social ism ▁as ▁a ▁coh es ive ▁force ▁for ▁the ▁decre pit ▁H abs burg ▁Mon archy ; ▁they ▁elabor ated ▁the ▁principle ▁of ▁personal ▁aut onomy , ▁according ▁to ▁which ▁national ▁conscious ness ▁should ▁be ▁dep olit ic ized ▁and ▁become ▁a ▁personal ▁matter . ▁Modern ▁states ▁should ▁be ▁based ▁on ▁free ▁association ▁and ▁allow ▁self - definition ▁and ▁self - organ ization ▁of ▁eth nic ities ▁in ▁cultural ▁affairs , ▁while ▁a ▁mixed ▁parliament , ▁proportion ally ▁representing ▁all ▁nations ▁of ▁the ▁real m , ▁should ▁decide ▁on ▁economic ▁and ▁political ▁questions . ▁The ▁Feder acion ▁trac ed ▁the ▁orig ins ▁of ▁its ▁feder ative ▁position ▁in ▁B alk an ▁authors ▁of ▁the ▁En light en ment ▁like ▁R ig as ▁Vel est in lis , ▁and ▁str essed ▁that ▁the ▁forth coming ▁peace ▁should ▁exclude ▁any ▁change ▁of ▁borders ▁or ▁transfer ▁of ▁populations . ▁The ▁Social ist ▁Work ers ' ▁Party , ▁that ▁was ▁created ▁under ▁Ben aro ya ' s ▁initi ative ▁near ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War , ▁followed ▁closely ▁the ▁Feder acion ' s ▁th eses ▁on ▁national ▁self - det erm ination , ▁and ▁wanted ▁to