Globalizing Democracy and Human Rights

by Carol C. Gould

Carol Gould addresses the fundamental issue of democratizing globalization, or finding ways to open transnational institutions and communities to democratic participation by those widely affected by their decisions. Gould develops a framework for expanding participation in cross-border decisions, arguing for a broader understanding of human rights. In addition, she introduces a new role for the ideas of care and solidarity at a distance. Her accessible text will be a major new contribution to political philosophy.

290 pages, Paperback

First published August 2, 2004

Reviews

[May Ling · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like that it addressed that democracy and human rights do have some aspects that cannot be easily resolved in a simple definition of each. I liked that it didn't focus on universal acceptance and drew out some of the problems of being fully inclusive. Made me think about the nature of rights, do they exist outside of the construct or do we will it into existence despite that someone might have been perfectly fine without the rights in their state of ignorance.