Globalizing democracy and human rights / Carol C. Gould.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gould, Carol C., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy.

Globalization.

Human rights.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 276 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Globalizing Democracy & Human Rights

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In her 2004 book Carol Gould addresses the fundamental issue of democratizing globalization, that is to say of finding ways to open transnational institutions and communities to democratic participation by those widely affected by their decisions. The book develops a framework for expanding participation in crossborder decisions, arguing for a broader understanding of human rights and introducing a new role for the ideas of care and solidarity at a distance. Reinterpreting the idea of universality to accommodate a multiplicity of cultural perspectives, the author takes up a number of applied issues, including the persistence of racism, cultural rights, women's human rights, the democratic management of firms, the use of the Internet to enhance political participation, and the importance of empathy and genuine democracy in understanding terrorism and responding to it. Accessibly written with a minimum of technical jargon this is a major contribution to political philosophy.

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART I THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS; PART II DEMOCRACY AND RIGHTS, PERSONALIZED AND PLURALIZED; PART III GLOBALIZING DEMOCRACY IN A HUMAN RIGHTS FRAMEWORK; PART IV CURRENT APPLICATIONS; Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-14920-7

1-280-54054-0

0-511-21537-1

0-511-21716-1

0-511-21179-1

0-511-32732-3

0-511-61709-7

0-511-21356-5

OCLC:

171139141