Democracy is increasingly seen as the only legitimate form of government, but few people would regard international relations as governed according to democrati

This edition covers a wide range of conceptual, historical, institutional, and policy issues. Topics addressed include the question of civil society, and the pr

Presents the arguments for the establishment of a world government to answer pressing global issues such as war, global injustices and environmental problems.

Sovereignty, Democracy, and Global Civil Society explores the growing power of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) by analyzing a microcosm of contemporary glo

Contested globalizations -- Rival transnational networks -- Politics in a global system -- Globalizing capitalism : the transnational neoliberal network in acti