Nominal Democracy? Prospects for Democratic Global Governance

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Channel: LSE · 2014 · Education

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Speaker: Professor Robert O Keohane 
Chair: Professor Christopher R Hughes

Recorded on 28 October 2014 in Old Theatre, Old Building.

Democratic global governance is a worthy ideal, but it is a naïve pursuit which risks purely nominal democracy. 

Robert O Keohane is Professor of International Affairs in the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University. 

Christopher R Hughes is Professor of International Relations and Head of Department at LSE. 

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