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Between Facts and Norms: Contributions to a Discourse Theory of Law and Democracy
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This article is published in Review of Metaphysics.The article was published on 1997-02-01 and is currently open access. It has received 2568 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Democracy.read more
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The origins and nature of American nationalism
TL;DR: The authors analyzes the origins and nature of American nationalism and refutes the exceptionalist claim by applying recent findings in European nationalism research to the American case and reinterpreting American nationalism not as an introspective phenomenon but as a demarcation process.
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No Global Demos, No Global Democracy? A Systematization and Critique
TL;DR: The authors discuss four interpretations of the skeptical slogan, each based on a specific account of the notion of "the demos" and conclude that none of them establishes that the global democratic ideal must be abandoned.
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Reframing NGOs: The Identity of an International Relations Non-Starter
TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide a better understanding of the concept of non-governmental organization and its implications for the politics of international relations as well as its application in international relations.
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Four Decades of Public Participation in Risk Decision Making.
TL;DR: A narrative of how public participation has evolved in the United States and prospects for its future is offered and three forces that have had significant impact on practice are traced: an emergent emphasis on democratic deliberation, a transition from dichotomous thinking about science versus politics to an integrated perspective, and the recognition that different parties to the decision-making process bring valid epistemological contributions.
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Transnational Democracy in an Insecure World
TL;DR: The idea of a transnational discursive democracy grounded in the engagement of discourses in international public spheres has been criticised by as discussed by the authors, who argue that unilateral action such as that taken by the USA in Iraq and elsewhere has hurt the most visible such project, cosmopolitan democracy, by undermining its liberal multi lateralist foundations.
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