Open AccessGlobalization challenge to democracy
Author(s) -
Milorad Djuric
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
zbornik matice srpske za društvene nauke/zbornik matice srpske za društvene nauke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2406-0836
pISSN - 0352-5732
DOI - 10.2298/zmsdn1552531d
Subject(s) - democracy , globalization , legitimacy , government (linguistics) , politics , order (exchange) , political science , voluntary association , political economy , democratic deficit , democratic legitimacy , public administration , democratic system , sociology , law , economics , philosophy , linguistics , finance
In this paper, we analyze the relationship between globalization and the functioning of democratic systems. The concept that voluntary consent of the majority of citizens gives validity and legitimacy to government in the management of social life is central to our understanding of democracy. Voluntary consent is expressed through elections which are held periodically in a pre-defined territory with number of voters known beforehand (relevant community). But global problems necessarily raise the issue of what is relevant community in the case of their resolution. Democratic order is facing serious challenges within the framework in which it is constituted. We assume that nation-states no longer have the exclusive political control over their own territories; consequently, the terms of the functioning of democratic systems are changing and democratic deficit appears. Accordingly, it is necessary to consider new forms of democratic decision-making.