Democracy's Edges

'In a world where the boundaries of nation-states are criss-crossed by vast movements of people, capital, cultures and ideas and increasingly contested from within and without, questions about the scope of democracy should be at the forefront of democratic theory. This volume will ensure that they are. The contributors are amongst the leading thinkers in the field and their papers address the nature and scope of democracy in fresh and insightful ways in light of current developments in world politics. Topical, timely and well-organized, this volume is a must for democratic theorists everywhere.' Duncan Ivison, University of Sydney

• 1. Introduction Ian Shapiro and Casiano Hacker-Cordón; Part I: 2. Can international organizations be democratic? A skeptic's view Robert A. Dahl; 3. A comment on Dahl's skepticism James Tobin; 4. The democratic order, economic globalization and ecological restrictions - on the relation of material and formal democracy Elman Altvater; 5. Democracy and collective bads Russell Hardin; 6. The transformation of political community: rethinking democracy in the context of globalization David Held; 7. Citizenship in an era of globalization Will Kymlicka; 8. Comment on Held's cosmopolitanism Alexander Wendt; 9. Feminist social criticism and the international movement for women's rights as human rights Brooke A. Ackerly and Susan Moller-Okin; Part II: 10. Democratic liberty of the tyrannies of place Douglas Rae; 11. Democracy and the politics of recognition Elizabeth Kiss; 12. Group aspirations and democratic politics Ian Shapiro; 13. American democracy and the new Christian right: a critique of apolitical liberalism Jeffrey C. Isaac, Matthew Filner and Jason Bivins; 13. Between liberalism and a hard place Courtney Jung; Rationality: democracy and leaky boundaries: vertical v. horizontal modularity Susan Hurley.