Democracy without borders? : global challenges to liberal democracy / Marc F. Plattner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Plattner, Marc F., 1945-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy.

Globalization.

Liberalism.

Physical Description:

x, 167 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, [2008]

Summary:

In an era of globalization and in an intellectual climate in which the idea of national sovereignty is under assault, Marc F. Plattner identifies the essential features of modern liberal democracy and offers guidance about what is required to sustain it. This examination comes at a critical moment. After three decades of global advance, liberal democracy today is being challenged. Among the reasons why its future looks cloudy is the popular election of candidates hostile to liberalism-in Palestine, Russia, Venezuela, and elsewhere. An investigation of the complex relationship between liberalism and majority rule is at the heart of this essential book. Plattner's contention is that liberalism needs democracy and that liberal democracy needs the nation-state, and he recommends an approach that will enable the United States to promote international cooperation without sacrificing the fundamental elements of national sovereignty or American democracy.

Contents:

The triumphs and travails of democracy

The democratic moment

The role of human rights

The links between liberalism and democracy

Why liberalism became democratic

Globalization and self-government

Understanding the European Union

Sovereignty and democracy

Two kinds of internationalism

The democratic moment revisited.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-156) and index.

ISBN:

9780742559257

0742559254

9780742559264

0742559262

OCLC:

145145869