Globalizing Democratic Responsibility - how to make sense of responsibility issues as processes of decision-making move to inter- and transnational levels
(2006)Department of Political Science
- Abstract
- This thesis deals with democratic responsibility and accountability in a globalized
world. The ambition is to provide the reader with tools to analyze responsibility
issues at the global level. To achieve this, three types of analytical approaches are
used; empirical-, normative-, and constructive. The thesis starts out by concluding
that to be democratically responsible is to be responsible for the enhancement of
democratic values, such as freedom, participation, and openness. Several factors
are identified as barriers to democratic responsibility in global affairs, such as the
absence of a clearly defined demos and the shattering of roles and loyalties. By
introducing the theoretical concept of moral agency, the thesis... (More) - This thesis deals with democratic responsibility and accountability in a globalized
world. The ambition is to provide the reader with tools to analyze responsibility
issues at the global level. To achieve this, three types of analytical approaches are
used; empirical-, normative-, and constructive. The thesis starts out by concluding
that to be democratically responsible is to be responsible for the enhancement of
democratic values, such as freedom, participation, and openness. Several factors
are identified as barriers to democratic responsibility in global affairs, such as the
absence of a clearly defined demos and the shattering of roles and loyalties. By
introducing the theoretical concept of moral agency, the thesis establishes that
both collectives and individuals are possible carriers of moral in global settings. In
addition, a discussion of the issues of who should hold whom to account and to
what standards is offered. The thesis concludes that despite the complexity and
the difficulties to reach consensus regarding responsibility issues at the global
level, mechanisms to ensure democratic responsibility in global affairs do exist. In
addition, the global sphere is by no means deprived of norms and rules to regulate
the conduct of powerful decision-makers.
Key words: globalization, democracy, democratic responsibility, accountability,
moral responsibility (Less)
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- author
- Branzén, Cecilia
- supervisor
- organization
- year
- 2006
- type
- H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
- subject
- keywords
- globalization, democracy, democratic responsibility, accountability, moral responsibility, Social sciences, Samhällsvetenskaper, Political and administrative sciences, Statsvetenskap, förvaltningskunskap
- language
- English
- id
- 1327473
- date added to LUP
- 2006-09-06 00:00:00
- date last changed
- 2006-09-06 00:00:00
@misc{1327473,
abstract = {{This thesis deals with democratic responsibility and accountability in a globalized
world. The ambition is to provide the reader with tools to analyze responsibility
issues at the global level. To achieve this, three types of analytical approaches are
used; empirical-, normative-, and constructive. The thesis starts out by concluding
that to be democratically responsible is to be responsible for the enhancement of
democratic values, such as freedom, participation, and openness. Several factors
are identified as barriers to democratic responsibility in global affairs, such as the
absence of a clearly defined demos and the shattering of roles and loyalties. By
introducing the theoretical concept of moral agency, the thesis establishes that
both collectives and individuals are possible carriers of moral in global settings. In
addition, a discussion of the issues of who should hold whom to account and to
what standards is offered. The thesis concludes that despite the complexity and
the difficulties to reach consensus regarding responsibility issues at the global
level, mechanisms to ensure democratic responsibility in global affairs do exist. In
addition, the global sphere is by no means deprived of norms and rules to regulate
the conduct of powerful decision-makers.
Key words: globalization, democracy, democratic responsibility, accountability,
moral responsibility}},
author = {{Branzén, Cecilia}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Globalizing Democratic Responsibility - how to make sense of responsibility issues as processes of decision-making move to inter- and transnational levels}},
year = {{2006}},
}