Policymaking and Democracy A Multinational Anthology

by Nagel, Stuart; Rich, Paul J.; Pacheco Amaral, Carlos Eduardo; Bislev, Sven; Carment, David; Dittgen, Herbert; Eliassen, Kjell A.; Esposito, Frederic; He, Baogang; Lancaster, Thomas D.; MacLean, Sandra J.; Monsen, Catherine Borve; Sabic, Zlatko; Salskov-Iv

• ISBN13: 9780739104590
• ISBN10: 0739104594
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-12-10
• Publisher: Lexington Books

Summary

Policymaking and Democracy is the first volume of a three-volume set that examines the multi-dimensional role of policy in the development and promotion of democracy, prosperity, and peace.

Table of Contents

Introduction Bowling Together	xi
Paul J. Rich
The Right of Rescue	1	(14)
Morton E. Winston
The European Referendum: A Tool to Legitimate the European Integration Process?	15	(24)
Frederic Esposito
The Origins of Mixed Electoral Systems: A Comparative Analysis	39	(24)
Thomas D. Lancaster
NGOs, IGOs, and the Prospects for Humane Governance	63	(26)
Sandra J. MacLean
Interest Representation and Legitimacy in the European Union	89	(22)
Kjell A. Eliassen
Catherine Børve Monsen
Influencing Decisions in International Organizations: The Case of International Parliamentary Organs	111	(22)
Zlatko Sabic
Autonomy and Subsidiarity in the Emergence of a New Paradigm: The European Regional State of the Autonomies	133	(34)
Carlos Eduardo Pacheco Amaral
The Effectiveness of Third Party Mediation to End Civil Wars	167	(32)
David Carment
Cosmopolitan Democracy and the National Boundary Problems	199	(22)
Baogang He
World without Borders? Reflections on the Future of the Nation-State	221	(22)
Herbert Dittgen
Obstacles to Welfare State Convergence: The Role of Culture	243	(22)
Sven Bislev
Dorte Salskov-Iversen
Three Perspectives on Global Consensus Building: A Framework for Analysis	265	(28)
Courtney B. Smith
Index	293	(16)
About the Contributors	309