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"In The Government of Peoples, Francis Cheneval makes an important contribution to debates about extending democracy across borders. His conception of a multilateral democracy cuts across the current lines of debate, offering a novel and comprehensive solution to the problems of democracy in a global era." - James Bohman, Saint Louis University and author of Democracy Across Borders"In this masterful and original book, Francis Cheneval breaks fundamental new grounds by bringing together the many strands of scholarship relevant to our thinking on democracy among peoples and by demonstrating the relevance of Rawls' original position to the European project. A must read for anyone interested in the debates on democracy and the future of the European Union." - Kalypso NicolaIdis, professor of International Relations, University of Oxford Informationen zum Autor FRANCIS CHENEVALChair of Political Philosophy at the University of Zurich, Switzerland. An exploration of the idea of government of peoples who freely accept liberal democracy 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. An exploration of the idea of government of peoples who freely accept liberal democracy 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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 of the 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...
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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 of the 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
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"In The Government of Peoples, Francis Cheneval makes an important contribution to debates about extending democracy across borders. His conception of a multilateral democracy cuts across the current lines of debate, offering a novel and comprehensive solution to the problems of democracy in a global era." - James Bohman, Saint Louis University and author of Democracy Across Borders"In this masterful and original book, Francis Cheneval breaks fundamental new grounds by bringing together the many strands of scholarship relevant to our thinking on democracy among peoples and by demonstrating the relevance of Rawls' original position to the European project. A must read for anyone interested in the debates on democracy and the future of the European Union." - Kalypso NicolaIdis, professor of International Relations, University of Oxford
