A Possible World: Democratic Transformation of Global Institutions

ISBN-13: 9781842774076 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 242 str.

Heikki Patomaki; Teivo Teivainen

Opis

'Amid all the cant about democracy and globalization, it is refreshing to have a book that takes a democratization that is global seriously, as an objective and as a process. This book adds substance to the slogan that another world is possible.' - Immanuel Wallerstein, Yale University, author of The Modern World-System 'Does it sometimes seem to you that it is impossible to transform the global system to make it more democratic? Patom ki and Teivainen provide the most comprehensive guide to proposals to democratize global institutions and create new ones. This is a book for all those who want to engage in practical projects of democratic change.' - Michael Hardt, co-author of Empire
'Democratizing global institutions is one of the most critical challenges
of our time. This book provides us with a much needed critical discussion of
the possibilities and limitations of this enterprise while maintaining an
optimistic perspective on the future of global democratic governance.' - Walden
Bello, 2003 recipient of the Right Livelihood Award (Alternative Nobel Prize)
'This stimulating exploration of global democracy offers clarity and hope concerning one of the most urgent challenges of contemporary politics.' - Jan Aart Scholte, Centre for the Study of Globalization and Regionalization, University of Warwick
As globalization proceeds apace, the scope and powers of international institutions -- the United Nations, the World Bank, the IMF, the World Trade Organization -- continue to grow. Patom ki and Teivainen describe a wide spectrum of democratic reform proposals. They also explore innovative ideas for new institutional arrangements -- including empowering global civil society; a Global Truth Commission; referenda and a World Parliament; a debt arbitration mechanism; and global taxation. And they argue that democratic transformations at global level must involve not just democratizing institutional machinery, but revisiting the remits and powers they should have.
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Recenzje

'Amid all the cant about democracy and globalization, it is refreshing to have a book that takes a democratization that is global seriously, as an objective and as a process. This book adds substance to the slogan that another world is possible.'
Immanuel Wallerstein

'This book provides us with as much needed critical discussion of the possibilities and limitations of this enterprise while maintaining an optimistic perspective on the future of global democratic governance.'
Walden Bello

'This is a book for all of those who want to engage in practical projects of democratic change.'
Michael Hardt, co-author of Empire

'This stimulating exploration of global democracy offers clarity and hope concerning one of the most urgent challenges of contemporary politics.'
Jan Aart Scholte, University of Warwick

Spis treści

• Introduction: How Should We Assess Global Democracy Initiatives?
• Part I: Reforming Existing Institutional Arrangements
  • 1. The United Nations
  • 2. The Bretton Woods Institutions
  • 3. The World Trade Organisation
  • 4. International Courts
  • 5. Conclusion
• Part II: Creating New Institutional Arrangements
  • 6. Empowering Global Civil Society
  • 7. Global Truth Commission
  • 8. World Parliament and Global Referendum
  • 9. Debt Arbitration Mechanism
  • 10. Global Tax Organisations
  • 11. Conclusions
• Part III: A Strategy
  • 12. Conservative vs. Transformative Proposals
  • 13. Outline of a Strategy for Global Democratic Change

O autorze

Patomaki, Heikki
Heikki Patomäki is Professor of World Politics at the University of Helsinki, Finland. Previously he has also worked as a Professor of World Politics and Economy at the Nottingham Trent University, UK, and RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. In 2012 he acted as a Visiting Professor at the Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, Japan. Patomäki's research interests include philosophy and methodology of social sciences, peace research, futures studies, economic theory, global political economy, and global political theory. His most recent book is The Political Economy of Global Security. War, Future Crises and Changes in Global Governance (Routledge, 2008). He is currently working on two new books, Unprincipled Economics (with Jamie Morgan) and Global Futures. Patomäki is a founding member of NIGD (Network Institute for Global Democratisation) and has also been an activist in the international ATTAC movement from its inception, currently chairing ATTAC Finland.