Democracy Without Borders?

Download or read book Democracy Without Borders? written by Marc F. Plattner and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2008 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Democracy Without Borders? assesses the worldwide prospects of liberal democracy. In an era of globalization and in an intellectual climate in which the idea of national sovereignty is under assault, Plattner identifies the essential features of modern liberal democracy and offers guidance about what is required to sustain it. An investigation of the complex and tension-filled relationship between liberalism and majority rule is at the heart of this important book.