Westra, Laura --- "The quest for democracy" [2019] ELECD 2187; in Burdon, Peter; Bosselmann, Klaus; Engel, Kirsten (eds), "The Crisis in Global Ethics and the Future of Global Governance" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019) 190

Book Title: The Crisis in Global Ethics and the Future of Global Governance

Editor(s): Burdon, Peter; Bosselmann, Klaus; Engel, Kirsten

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Section: Chapter 13

Section Title: The quest for democracy

Author(s): Westra, Laura

Number of pages: 8

Abstract/Description:

This chapter engages Engel’s strong belief in democracy as one of the most important values in the life of humanity. It questions why democracy is still enjoying its undisputed place as the standard for legitimate political authority, despite the fact that most accepted present instantiations of democracy seem to have lost all their most significant characteristics. In answering this question, the chapter explores the meaning and content of democracy and links that to the future of global environmental ethics.