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Democracy Beyond Political Borders: An Introduction to the Special Issue

Democracy Beyond Political Borders: An Introduction to the Special Issue This Special Issue of Global Policy brings together a group of scholars from law, political science, philosophy, sociology, and history to discuss and assess the extent to which democracy can crystallise beyond the nation state, and whether such developments are, in principle, desirable. Of course, the debate about democracy beyond borders is not new; there have been extensive philosophical and political reflections stretching back through the ages. The purpose of the Special Issue is to reconsider these debates particularly in the light of the attempts at supranational institution building that have been made in the 20th century. This reconsideration is prompted by a striking paradox: while the forces of globalisation create an ever‐greater demand for global cooperation, the belief in the legitimacy of international institutions is gradually declining.The 2008 global financial crisis has made it apparent how deeply intertwined all countries have become, and how the capacity to manage this interconnectedness is both vulnerable and weak. Interdependence became a feature of the world order in the post‐war period and was broadly regarded as positive, as generation after generation benefitted from rising prosperity and relative stability across the world. Yet, as soon as this period of remarkable global growth came http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Global Policy Wiley

Democracy Beyond Political Borders: An Introduction to the Special Issue

Held, David; Schütze, Robert
Global Policy , Volume 8 – Oct 1, 2017
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Copyright © 2017 University of Durham and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
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1758-5880
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This Special Issue of Global Policy brings together a group of scholars from law, political science, philosophy, sociology, and history to discuss and assess the extent to which democracy can crystallise beyond the nation state, and whether such developments are, in principle, desirable. Of course, the debate about democracy beyond borders is not new; there have been extensive philosophical and political reflections stretching back through the ages. The purpose of the Special Issue is to reconsider these debates particularly in the light of the attempts at supranational institution building that have been made in the 20th century. This reconsideration is prompted by a striking paradox: while the forces of globalisation create an ever‐greater demand for global cooperation, the belief in the legitimacy of international institutions is gradually declining.The 2008 global financial crisis has made it apparent how deeply intertwined all countries have become, and how the capacity to manage this interconnectedness is both vulnerable and weak. Interdependence became a feature of the world order in the post‐war period and was broadly regarded as positive, as generation after generation benefitted from rising prosperity and relative stability across the world. Yet, as soon as this period of remarkable global growth came

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