Description: Global Stakeholder Democracy : Power and Representation Beyond Liberal States, Hardcover by Macdonald, Terry, ISBN 0199235007, ISBN-13 9780199235001, Brand New, Free P&P in the UK 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 framework for democratizing the many state and non-state actors wielding public power in contemporary global politics. In doing so, th lays out a promising new agenda for global democratic reform. Its analysis begins with the recognition that we cannot simply recreate traditional constitutional and electoral institutions of democratic states on a global scale, through the construction of a democratic 'super-state'. Rather, we must develop new kinds of democratic institutions capable of dealing with the realities of global pluralism, and democratizing powerful non-state actors as well as states. Through reflecting on the democratic dilemmas surrounding the political power of global NGOs, th mounts a powerful challenge to the state-centric theoretical assumptions that have underpinned the established democratic theories of both 'cosmopolitan' and 'communitarian' liberals. In particular, it challenges the widespread assumption that 'sovereign' power, 'bounded' (national or global) societies, and 'electoral' processes are essential institutional foundations of a democratic system. Th then re-thinks the democratic project from its conceptual foundations, posing the questions: What needs to be controlled? Who ought to control it? How could they do so? In answering these questions, th develops a novel theoretical model of representative democracy that is focused on plural (state and non-state) actors rather than on unitary state structures. It elaborates a democratic framework based on the new theoretical concepts of 'public power', 'stakeholder communities' and 'non-electoral representation', and illustrates the practical implications of these proposals for projects of global institutional reform.
Price: 117.97 GBP
Location: Castle Donington
End Time: 2025-02-06T04:32:14.000Z
Shipping Cost: 19.98 GBP
Product Images
Item Specifics
Return postage will be paid by: Buyer
Returns Accepted: Returns Accepted
After receiving the item, your buyer should cancel the purchase within: 30 days
Book Title: Global Stakeholder Democracy : Power and Representation Beyond Li
Number of Pages: 248 Pages
Publication Name: Global Stakeholder Democracy: Power and Representation Beyond Liberal States
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Item Height: 240 mm
Subject: Government
Publication Year: 2008
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 507 g
Subject Area: International Law, Political Science
Author: Terry Macdonald
Item Width: 162 mm
Format: Hardcover
