The Global Commonwealth of Citizens: Toward Cosmopolitan Democracy

Contents; Tables and Figures; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Preface and Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Introduction: A Queen for the World?; PART ONE: THE THEORY OF COSMOPOLITAN DEMOCRACY; Chapter 2 The Conception of Democracy; Chapter 3 Democracy and the Global System; Chapter 4 The Architecture of Cosmo...

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1. Verfasser: Archibugi, Daniele 1958- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Princeton, NJ [u.a.] Princeton Univ. Press 2008
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Zusammenfassung:Contents; Tables and Figures; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Preface and Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Introduction: A Queen for the World?; PART ONE: THE THEORY OF COSMOPOLITAN DEMOCRACY; Chapter 2 The Conception of Democracy; Chapter 3 Democracy and the Global System; Chapter 4 The Architecture of Cosmopolitan Democracy; Chapter 5 Critical Debate on Cosmopolitan Democracy; PART TWO: THE PRACTICE OF COSMOPOLITAN DEMOCRACY; Chapter 6 The Central Importance of the United Nations; Chapter 7 Cosmopolitanism and Humanitarian Intervention; Chapter 8 Can Democracy Be Exported?
Chapter 9 A Cosmopolitan Perspective on the Self-Determination of PeoplesChapter 10 Is a Multilingual Democracy Possible?; Chapter 11 Conclusions: The Prospects for Cosmopolitan Democracy; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
The Global Commonwealth of Citizens critically examines the prospects for cosmopolitan democracy as a viable and humane response to the challenges of globalization. Arising after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the decisive affirmation of Western-style democracy, cosmopolitan democracy envisions a world politics in which democratic participation by citizens is not constrained by national borders, and where democracy spreads through dialogue and incentives, not coercion and war. This is an incisive and thought-provoking book by one of the world's leading proponents of cosmopolitan democr
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ISBN:9781400829767