Global democracy : normative and empirical perspectives / / edited by Daniele Archibugi, Mathias Koenig-Archibugi and Raffaele Marchetti.
"Democracy is increasingly seen as the only legitimate form of government, but few people would regard international relations as governed according to democratic principles. Can this lack of global democracy be justified? Which models of global politics should contemporary democrats endorse an...
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| Year of Publication: | 2012 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 296 p. :; ill. |
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| Summary: | "Democracy is increasingly seen as the only legitimate form of government, but few people would regard international relations as governed according to democratic principles. Can this lack of global democracy be justified? Which models of global politics should contemporary democrats endorse and which should they reject? What are the most promising pathways to global democratic change? To what extent does the extension of democracy from the national to the international level require a radical rethinking of what democratic institutions should be? This book answers these questions by providing a sustained dialogue between scholars of political theory, international law, and empirical social science. By presenting a broad range of views by prominent scholars, it offers an in-depth analysis of one of the key challenges of our century: globalizing democracy and democratizing globalization"-- |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780521197847 (hardback) 9780521174985 (paperback) 9781139185257 (electronic bk.) |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | edited by Daniele Archibugi, Mathias Koenig-Archibugi and Raffaele Marchetti. |