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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784100103321

Titolo

Transnational democracy : political spaces and border crossings / / edited by James Anderson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2002

ISBN

1-134-59454-2

1-134-59455-0

1-280-10435-X

0-585-44869-8

0-203-46442-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (269 p.)

Collana

Transnationalism

Altri autori (Persone)

AndersonJames <1941->

Disciplina

327.1/01

Soggetti

Democracy

World politics

Citizenship

Sovereignty

International organization

International relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Questions of democracy, territoriality and globalisation; Reconstituting the modern state; The limits of federalism in transnational democracy: beyond the hegemony of the US model; Reconceptualising democracy in the European Union; Multi-level citizenship, identity and regions in contemporary Europe; Transnational integration and cross-border regions in the European Union; Transnational democracy versus national conflict: border crossings in Ireland

Democratising global institutions: possibilities, limits and normative foundationsHolding the middle ground in the transnationalisation process; The democratic potential of non-governmental organisations; Contesting corporate globalism: sources of power, channels for democratisation; Relocating the demos?; Index;



Sommario/riassunto

A multidisciplinary array of experts explore the issues related to globalisation and democracy. They focus on federalism, multi-cultural societies, the European Union and potential agents for the democratisation of global institutions.