Global Governance and Democracy by Jan Wouters, Antoon Braekm... - 9781781952610

Global Governance and DemocracyA Multidisciplinary Analysis\nAuthor(s): Jan Wouters, Antoon Braekman, Matthias Lievens, Emilie Bcault\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781781952610, 978-1781952610\nSynopsis\nGlobalization needs effective global governance. The important question of whether this governance can also become democratic is, however, the subject of a political and academic debate that began only recently. This multidisciplinary book aims to move this conversation forward by drawing on insights from international relations, political theory, international law and international political economy. Focusing on global environmental, economic, security and human rights governance, it sheds new light on the democratic deficit of existing global governance structures, and proposes a number of tools to overcome [url] book will be required reading for researchers, academics and students with an s