1st Edition

Global Democracy and its Difficulties

Edited By Anthony J. Langlois, Karol Edward Soltan Copyright 2009
224 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

222 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

224 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The political project of extending democracy to the global level is seen as the next major challenge for proponents of democracy. This volume considers some of the difficulties which need to be overcome for this extension to take place. The issues discussed include: Philosophical and theoretical questions about the nature of democracy and the justification of its values Pressing... Read more

Preface Stephen L. Elkin  1. Introduction: The Difficulties of Global Democratization Anthony J. Langlois  Part 1: Democracy and Institutional Complexity  2. Mature Democracy and Global Solidarity Karol Edward Soltan  3. From the "Democracy of Nations" to Stakeholders Based Governance Systems Paul Dragos Aligica  Part 2: Human Rights, Sovereignty and the Global Economy  4. Global Democracy through Transnational Human Rights Michael Goodhart  5. Exploring the Narratives on Economic Globalization David K. Moore  Part 3: Global Constitutionalism  6. Judicial Networks Jens Meierhenrich  7. The Justice as Diplomat: The Foreign-Policy Frameworks behind the US Supreme Court’s new Globalism Ken I. Kersch  Part 4: Challenges to the Democratic State  8. Trade Policy Openness, Government Spending, and Democratic Consolidation Michael J. Hiscox and Scott L. Kastner  9. Competitive Clientalism Ellen Lust-Okar  Part 5: Global Democracy and Universal Values  10. Liberal Autonomy and Global Democracy Anthony J. Langlois  11. Reconceiving autonomy and universality as norms for transnational democracy Carol C. Gould

Biography

Anthony J. Langlois is Senior Lecturer in the School of Political and International Studies at Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia.

Karol Edward Soltan is Associate Professor in the Department of Government and Politics and the Committee for Politics, Philosophy and Public Policy at the University of Maryland, USA.