Can There Be a Global Demos? An Agency-Based Approach

List, Christian; Koenig‐Archibugi, Mathias

doi:10.1111/j.1088-4963.2009.01174.x

Cited by 64 publications

(26 citation statements)

References 3 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…52 So conceived, the demos P comprises either the electorate in a well-functioning democracy-in which the capacity in question is already actualized-or a group of people who, if incorporated in democratic institutional arrangements, would allow such arrangements to function properly.…”

Section: The Demos Pmentioning

confidence: 99%

No Global Demos, No Global Democracy? A Systematization and Critique

Valentini¹

2014

Perspect. polit.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

A globalized world, some argue, needs a global democracy. But there is considerable disagreement about whether global democracy is an ideal worth pursuing. One of the main grounds for scepticism is captured by the slogan: "No global demos, no global democracy." The fact that a key precondition of democracy-a demos-is absent at the global level, some argue, speaks against the pursuit of global democracy. The paper discusses four interpretations of the skeptical slogan-each based on a specific account of the notion of "the demos"-and concludes that none of them establishes that the global democratic ideal must be abandoned. In so doing, the paper (i) systematizes different types of objections against global democracy, thus bringing some clarity to an otherwise intricate debate and (ii) offers a robust but qualified defense of the global democratic ideal.

show abstract

Section: The Demos Pmentioning

confidence: 99%

No Global Demos, No Global Democracy? A Systematization and Critique

Valentini¹

2014

Perspect. polit.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…99 A promising preliminary response to this objection is suggested by Christian List and Mathias Koenig-Archibugi, who observe that "sharing a common identity and exhibiting some affective bonds" do not, in themselves, enable democracy and facilitate governance. 100 Instead, the authors propose two "functional characteristics" that a collection of persons must have to make and enact decisions, that is, to function as a demos: the ability to ascribe to it "coherent collective attitudes," and a sufficient degree of "meta-agreement on certain issues on which collective decisions are needed." 101 While they do not definitively affirm the possibility of a global demos, they do suggest, with particular attention to the establishment of the International Criminal Court, that these two criteria can be progressively realized over time at the international level, partly as a result of communication and deliberation.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Minoritarian Democracy: The Democratic Case for No Borders

Chamberlain¹

2016

Constellations

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

“…An abstract way of formulating what is required can be found in the work of Christian List and Mathias Koenig‐Archibugi, who argue that a collection of individuals needs external coherence and internal cohesion to acquire the capacity to function as a demos 2 . These groups of people need to be able to develop collective preferences—or, more broadly, shared goals—through some kind of democratic procedure and be in sufficient meta‐agreement—i.e., have a common understanding of what is at stake—to be able to argue about substantive issues in a productive manner (List & Koenig‐Archibugi, 2010, pp. 93–97).…”

Section: Constituent Power In the Eu: The Problem Of Political Agencymentioning

confidence: 99%