Global stakeholder democracy : power and representation beyond liberal states / Terry Macdonald.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Macdonald, Terry.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy.

Power (Social sciences).

Representative government and representation.

Political participation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (248 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A pressing question at the forefront of current global political debates is: how can we salvage the democratic project in the context of 'globalization'? In recent years political activists have mounted high-profile campaigns for the democratization of powerful international institutions such as the World Bank and IMF, and for greater 'corporate accountability'. In turn, many of the NGOs linked to these campaigns have themselves faced demands for greater democratic legitimacy. Global Stakeholder Democracy responds to these challenges by outlining an innovative theoretical and institutional fra

Contents:

Democracy beyond 'closed' societies

Public power beyond 'sovereign' states

The public power of NGOs in global politics

From nation-states to 'stakeholder' communities

Global social choice beyond nation-state representation

Global social choice through multi-stakeholder representation

Theorizing global representative agency : non-electoral authorization and accountability

Instituting global representative agency : the authorization and accountability of NGOs.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

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ISBN:

0-19-160796-7

1-281-97855-8

9786611978556

0-19-155299-2

OCLC:

256141558