The objective of this work is to restate the requirements of democratic legitimacy in terms of the deliberative ideal developed by Jürgen Habermas, and apply the understanding to the systems of global governance. The idea of democracy requires that the people decide, through dem…
The democratic deficit in global governance -- Democracy within and beyond the state -- The state as (democratic) self-legislator -- The constitutionalisation of international law -- Democracy in international law -- International governance by non-state actors -- A concept of (…
Accepts the extant, fragmented system, and develops the idea that the counter factual ideal of deliberative democracy developed by Jurgen Habermas can provide the basis for thinking about the exercise of political authority beyond the state, and explores an alternative view of t…
Accepts the extant, fragmented system, and develops the idea that the counter factual ideal of deliberative democracy developed by Jurgen Habermas can provide the basis for thinking about the exercise of political authority beyond the state, and explores an alternative view of t…