Globalizing democracy and human rights [electronic resource] /
Carol C. Gould.
- Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
- 1 online resource (290 p.)
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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
In this book Carol Gould addresses the fundamental issue of democratizing globalization - of finding ways to open transnational institutions and communities to democratic participation by those widely affected by their decisions. Accessibly written with a minimum of technical jargon this is a major new contribution to political philosophy.