Democracy and Globality
Democracy and Globality
Author(s): Roland AxtmannSubject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Rahvusvaheliste ja Sotsiaaluuringute Instituut ja Riigiteaduste Instituut
Keywords: globalisation; democratic governance; cosmopolitan democracy; democratisation
Summary/Abstract: In this article, I consider the connection between globalisation and democracy with respect of (1) the historical ‘waves’ of democratisation and the (global) spread of ‘democratic’ system of political rule, and (2) the debate on a reformulation of democratic rule ‘in the age of globalisation’, and the concerns with global civil society, global governance and ‘cosmopolitan democracy’ in particular. Linking these two parts are considerations of the question as to whether a universal entitlement to democratic governance is emerging as a right in international law.
Journal: Studies of Transition States and Societies
- Issue Year: II/2010
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 22-35
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English