Legitimacy Beyond the State?: Re-Examining the Democratic Credentials of Transnational Actors

By Anders Uhlin and Eva Erman

Book Overview

List of Tables Foreword Notes on Contributors PART I: SETTING THE SCENE Democratic Credentials of Transnational Actors: An Introduction; E.Erman & A.Uhlin Democratic Legitimacy of Transnational Actors: Mapping out the Conceptual Terrain; A.Uhlin PART II: DEMOCRATIC CREDENTIALS OF DIFFERENT TRANSNATIONAL ACTORS Democratic Legitimacy of Transnational Corporations in Global Governance; D.Fuchs, A.Kalfagianni & J.Sattelberger Democratic Legitimacy of Philanthropic Foundations: US Grant-Making in the Middle East; A.Vogel Good Morals or Good Business? NGO Advocacy and the World Bank's 10th IDA; C.Pallas Transnational Social Movements and Democratic Legitimacy; B.Beauzamy Diaspora Groups, Transnational Activism and Democratic Legitimacy; C.Kinnvall & B.Petersson PART III: DEMOCRATIC PROBLEMS AND POSSIBILITIES IN A TRANSNATIONAL CONTEXT Democratic Credentials or Bridging Mechanisms? Constituents, Representatives and the Dual Politics of Democratic Representation; E.Peruzzotti Why Adding Democratic Values Is Not Enough for Global Democracy; E.Erman Conclusion: Transnational Actors and Global Democracy; E.Erman & A.Uhlin Index

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 134931613X
• ISBN13: 9781349316137
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"