The government of the peoples: on the idea and principles of multilateral democracy

An exploration of the idea of government of peoples who freely accept liberaldemocracy and try to realize democracy in their common institutions, the author proposes an integrated 'original position' consisting in a hypothetical agreement of liberal democratic peoples and potentially mobile citizens. FRANCIS CHENEVAL Chair of Political Philosophy at the University of Zurich, Switzerland. INDICE: PART I: THE IDEA OF MULTILATERAL DEMOCRACY - Approaching the Concept of Multilateral Democracy - The Transnational Dimension of Liberal Democracy - Multilateral Democracy from a Republican Point of View - The Conception ofthe People in Multilateral Democracy - The Rational Case for Multilateralism - PART II: PRINCIPLES OF MULTILATERAL DEMOCRACY - Multilateral Democracy: The 'Original Position' - Principles of Multilateral Democracy - Final Remarks - Literature

• ISBN: 978-0-230-11699-3
• Editorial: Palgrave MacM
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 240
• Fecha Publicación: 20/10/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés