Democracy as Human Rights
Freedom and Equality in the Age of Globalization
1st Edition
Published on 13. May 2013
264 pages
978-1-135-43188-4 (ISBN)
Description
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 link between modern democracy and the sovereign state and the degree to which globalization challenges the modern conceptualization of democracy. Original and historically informed, Democracyas Human Rights provides a carefully argued theory of democracy in which traditional representative government is supported by global institutions designed to guarantee fundamental human rights.
Michael Goodhart argues that both views fail to recognize the complex link between modern democracy and the sovereign state and the degree to which globalization challenges the modern conceptualization of democracy. Original and historically informed, Democracyas Human Rights provides a carefully argued theory of democracy in which traditional representative government is supported by global institutions designed to guarantee fundamental human rights.
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Language
English
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London
United Kingdom
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
File size
11,24 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-135-43188-4 (9781135431884)
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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 theHuman Rights Debates: Cultural Essentialism and theChallenge of Globalization(Human Rights Quarterly).
Content
Introduction Part 1: The Limits of ModernDemocracy 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
