Description
Book SynopsisThe form of international regulation which dominated world politics for more than forty years has collapsed, while no alternative has yet emerged. The end of the Cold War has created new opportunities for developing an international order based upon the principles of legality and democracy. But if these opportunities are not seized, there is the danger that force will again prevail in the settings of international politics, both within Europe and beyond.
The contributors to this volume offer an analysis of the contemporary conjuncture in international politics and present an alternative model of international organization: cosmopolitan democracy. This model is based upon the recognition of the continuing significance of nation-states, while arguing for a layer of governance that would constitute a limitation on national sovereignty. The case is made for the creation of new cosmopolitan institutions which would coexist with the system of states but would override states in cl
Table of Contents
Notes on Contributors.
Editors' Introduction.
1. Democracy and the International System: Norberto Bobbio.
2. Peace or Democracy? Luigi Bonanate.
3. European Institutions, Nation-States and Nationalism: Mary Kaldor.
4. Democracy and the New International Order: David Held.
5. From the United Nations to Cosmopolitan Democracy: Daniele Archibugi.
6. The World Order between Inter-State law and the Law of Humanity: the Role of Civil Society Institutions: Richard Falk.
Index.
