{"product_id":"democracy-9780748620104","title":"Democracy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduces and explores the varieties of democratic imaginations and visions, past and present\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA wide-ranging and thought-provoking survey of key problems of contemporary democratic politics. Axtmann applies democratic theory in a fresh and illuminating way to the hotly-debated issues of sovereignty, human rights and multicultural politics -- Dr. John Schwarzmantel, University of Leeds A wide-ranging and thought-provoking survey of key problems of contemporary democratic politics. Axtmann applies democratic theory in a fresh and illuminating way to the hotly-debated issues of sovereignty, human rights and multicultural politics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements; Preface; 1. Kant's Republicanism and the Cosmopolitan Persuasion;  Kant's Republicanism and the 'Moral Personality' of States; The Sovereign Equality of States, Peaceful Coexistence and the International Constitution;  Kant's Cosmopolitanism; Cicero's Republicanism and Stoic Cosmopolitanism: Kant in Comparison; John Rawls and Jurgen Habermas: Alternative Ways of Understanding Kant's Cosmopolitanism; 2. The Languages of Human Rights and the Liberal Dialect;  The Many Voices of the Human Rights Discourse; Human Rights as the New Standard of Civilisation; Human Rights and Democracy: Liberal Perspectives;  3. The Globalisation of Democracy: The Right to Democratic Governance;  The Entitlement to Democratic Governance in International Law and International Politics;  The Ideology of Democracy Promotion;  Excursus: Prerequisites and Causes of Democratisation; 4. Sovereignty and Democracy;  Conceptual Distinctions; The Politics of the Sovereignty Discourse; 'Domestic Sovereignty' as 'Popular Sovereignty';  5. Liberal Democracy between Multiculturalism and Globalisation; From 'Demos' to 'Demoi': Multiculturalism and Democracy; Globalisation and Democracy; Bibliography; Index.","brand":"Edinburgh University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404471509335,"sku":"9780748620104","price":29.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780748620104.jpg?v=1730486569","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/democracy-9780748620104","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}