Abstract Democratic theory tends to proceed on the assumption that law requires democratic legitimation because it is coercive. However, claim distinct from claims about nature of law. This paper takes issue with notion coercive by an exploration three understandings law: state-based conception law, as rules institutionalized normative systems, and social norms. Drawing insights legal theory, d...

criticizing the drawbacks of modern societies, lyotard glorifies the changing of meta-narration to show lack of such narrations totally. for him such a condition or changing of sub-narrations to periphery ones gives him an opportunity to self-expression and survival chance, which by intention to solidarity, stability, etc. they have been deprived of their identity, but keeping eternality of suc...

Computer systems, like other technologies, are socio-technical systems; they are networks of artifacts together with social practices, social relationships, social institutions and values. Viewing computer systems in this way helps to understand, at a deep level, how democracy can be affected by, and can affect, the design of computer systems. Li this paper I will revisit my earlier work on the...

This essay describes how a " democratic " voting can give a dictatorial outcome. In essence, choosing representatives in political systems could be understand as a coarse-graining process or decimation of opinions. Therefore, ideas and techniques from real-space renormalisation group can be used. This is a good example of the application of statistical physics to politics.

This article attempts to shed new light on prevailing puzzles of spatial scales in multi-level, participatory governance as regards the democratic legitimacy and environmental effectiveness of governance systems. We focus on the governance re-scaling by the European Water Framework Directive, which introduced new governance scales (mandated river basin management) and demands consultation of ci...

Significant changes in the global setting over the course of the last few decades resulted in an increasing prominence for the pursuit of transnational justice and individual accountability. The aftermath of the terrifying attacks on America on September 3. Making deep democratic decentralisation work • Moves towards democratic decentralisation in India • Elementary schools: Cake for the rich, ...

Programme National de Nutrition (PRONANUT), Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Evolution, Ecology and Genetics Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia. Hospital General de Reference, Zone de Sante de Popokabaka, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Centre Neuropsychopathologique, Universite de Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

The paper attempts two tasks. The first is to provide a characterization of the social democratic approach which sets i t in contrast to liberal democratic theories. This is pursued by contrasting the different interpretations of the ideal of equal respect which are associated with the two approaches. The second task is to establish that the social democratic approach is, if not clearly superio...