Democracy beyond borders : justice and representation in global institutions / Andrew Kuper.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kuper, Andrew.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy.

International relations.

Globalization--Political aspects.

Globalization.

Physical Description:

viii, 238 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006.

Summary:

Impressive in scope and inventiveness, Democracy Beyond Borders stands at the forefront of a new generation of political thought which reassesses the philosophical foundations of global order. Developing an innovative political theory of representation, it tackles one of today's most pressing issues: how to tame and harness globalization.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction: Walking the Tightrope

1. Context

2. Justification

1. Global Justice

Prelude: Rawls' Constructivism and Thin States

1. Incorporation: Different Interests of Persons and States

2. Toleration: The Universal Scope of Global Justice

3. Cohesion: Towards Non-statist Principles of Global Justice

4. Realism: Practical Application in a Non-ideal World

2. Why Deliberation Cannot Tame Globalisation

1. The Scale of Politics

2. Does Habermas Demand Too Much of Persons and Institutions?

3. The Deliberative Hall of Mirrors

4. Representation Contra Deliberation

3. Representation as Responsiveness

1. Representation by Whom or What?

2. The Role of the Represented

3. Judging the Best Interests of the Public

4. The Limits of Elections: Accountability, Reliability, Receptivity

5. The Democratic Doubters: Schumpeter, Popper, Przeworski

6. The Plurality of Powers

7. Accountability and Advocacy Agencies: Reducing Power Imbalances

8. A Charter of Obligations: Reducing Bureaucracy

9. Responsive Global Citizenship: Reducing Passivity

4. Transforming Global Institutions

Prelude: Philosophy and Institutional Design

1. Jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court

2. Jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice

3. Membership in the United Nations

4. Unbundling Transparency International

Conclusion: Responsive Democracy

1. Ten Dimensions of Theories of Global Justice and Democracy

2. Rawls and Liberal Statism

3. Habermas and Deliberative Democracy

4. Responsive Democracy: Underlying Ideas about Power and Knowledge

5. Ideals in Politics

Bibliography

Index

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Notes:

Originally published: 2004.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780191534553

0191534552

0-19-160155-1

1-281-19876-5

0-19-153455-2

9786611198763

0-19-927490-8

1-4356-3127-7

OCLC:

648342221