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Democracy Without Borders? assesses the worldwide prospects of liberal democracy. In an era of globalization and in an intellectual climate in which the idea of national sovereignty is under assault, 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 from many quarters. 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 and tension-filled 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. He argues that transnational bodies like the European Union cannot overcome their "democratic deficit." Hence 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.
Table of Contents
Chapter 2 The Triumphs and Travails of Democracy
Chapter 3 The Democratic Moment
Part 4 The Twin Pillars of Liberal Democracy
Chapter 5 The Role of Human Rights
Chapter 6 The Links Between Liberalism and Democracy
Chapter 7 Why Liberalism became Democratic
Part 8 Liberal Democracy and the Nation-State
Chapter 9 Globalization and Self-Government
Chapter 10 Understanding the European Union
Chapter 11 Sovereignty and Democracy
Chapter 12 Two Kinds of Internationalism
Part 13 Conclusion
Chapter 14 The Democratic Moment Revisited
Product details
| Published | 28 Nov 2007 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 178 |
| ISBN | 9780742576650 |
| Imprint | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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