1st Edition
Democracy as Human Rights Freedom and Equality in the Age of Globalization
By Michael Goodhart
Copyright 2005
264 Pages
by
Routledge
264 Pages
by
Routledge
264 Pages
by
Routledge
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Is global democracy possible? The most prominent institutional manifestations of this concept-the UN, WTO, IMF and World Bank-have been skewered as cloistered anti-democratic institutions by anti-globalization activists. Meanwhile, proponents of globalization advocate reforming these institutions to make them more transparent. Michael Goodhart argues that both views fail to recognize the complex... Read more
Introduction Part 1: The Limits of Modern Democracy 1. States of Confusion: Democracy in an Age of Globalization 2. Sovereignty and the Modern Configuration of Rule 3. Sovereign Democracy 4. Globalization and the Paradox of Sovereign Democracy 5. The Limits of Modern Democracy Part 2: Democracy as Human Rights 6. The Emancipatory Tradition of Democratic Theory 7. Democracy as Human Rights 8. Institutionalizing Democracy as Human Rights 9. Implementing Democracy as Human Rights Conclusion: Globalization, Neoliberalism, and Democratization
Biography
Michael Goodhart teaches Political Science at the University of Pittsburgh. He is President of the American Political Science Association's Human Rights section and Book Review Editor for Polity. Recent publications include Civil Society and the Problem of Global Democracy (Democratization) and Origins and Universality in the Human Rights Debates: Cultural Essentialism and the Challenge of Globalization(Human Rights Quarterly).
