Abstract: the conventional framework of liberal democracy, with its focus on national self-determination through a territorial state, is not an adequate formula for 'rule by the people' in the polycentric governance of a more global world widespread ignorance among citizens about globalization and its governance has severely restricted the possibilities for democratic regulation of transplanetary relations across state, substate, suprastate and private regulatory institutions, the decision-taking processes that govern globalization have shown major shortfalls of public participation and accountability • deeply entrenched structural inequalities (along the various lines discussed in Chapter 10) have highly skewed opportunities of citizen involvement in the governance of contemporary globalization KeywordsCivil SocietyLiberal DemocracyCivil Society OrganizationGlobal GovernanceCitizen EducationThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.
Publication Year: 2005
Publication Date: 2005-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
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