Democracy as human rights : freedom and equality in the age of globalization / Michael Goodhart.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goodhart, Michael E., 1969-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy.

Human rights.

Globalization.

Physical Description:

viii, 256 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2005.

Summary:

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, "Democracy as 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.

Contents:

States of confusion

Sovereignty and the modern configuration of rule

Sovereign democracy

Globalization and the paradox of sovereign democracy

The limits of modern democracy

The emancipatory tradition of democratic theory

Democracy as human rights

Institutionalizing democracy as human rights

Implementing democracy as human rights

Conclusion : globalization, neoliberalism, and democratization.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-244) and index.

ISBN:

0415951771

041595178X

OCLC:

57652213

Publisher Number:

9780415951777

9780415951784