From Self-Legislation to Self-Determination: Democracy and the New Circumstances of Global Politics. Issue 1 (February 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bohman, James
• Is Part Of: Critical horizons. Volume 17:Issue 1(2016)
• Page Start: 123
• Page End: 134
• Publication Date: 2016-02
• Subjects: self-determination -- self-legislation -- democracy -- domination -- global justice; Critical theory -- Periodicals; 142.05
• DOI: 10.1080/14409917.2016.1117825
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1440-9917

Abstract

Abstract : It is a distinctive feature of the global political order that democracy is no longer confined to nation-states, characterized by extensive and overlapping constituencies. It is important to think of the significance of these developments for individuals' self-determination, which may be undermined in different ways. Here it is argued that democracy must serve to delegate power to complex units of decision making which favour self-determination. Contestability is part of this form of self-determination, allowing forms of politics to emerge based on the democratic rights and powers of self-determining, non-dominated citizens.