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Samantha Besson
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Democratic Representation in International Organizations , pp. vii - ix
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2026
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Contents

  1. Contributors

  2. Preface

  3. 1Democratic Representation in, through, and by International Organizations: An Introduction

    Samantha Besson

  4. 2The Dawn or Dusk of Democratic Representation

    Pierre Rosanvallon

  5. Part IDemocratic Representation in International Organizations

    1. 3International Representation by State-Independent Bodies

      Philip Pettit

    2. 4The Four Modes of Representation in International Organizations and the Challenge of Democratic Legitimacy

      Jacob Katz Cogan

    3. 5Demoicratic Representation in and by International Organizations

      Francis Cheneval

    4. 6Democratic Representation and Parliamentarization of International Organizations: Between False Friends and False Pretences

      Marie-Clotilde Runavot

  6. Part IIDemocratic Representation through International Organizations

    1. 7Differentiated Representation and Cross-Legitimization of Business in International Organizations: Comparing the International Organization of Employers with the International Chamber of Commerce

      Marieke Louis

    2. 8The Ambivalent Logics of Business Representation in International Organizations

      Melissa J. Durkee

    3. 9Representation and Consideration of Animals in International Organizations

      Anne Peters

    4. 10Democratic Representation in International Institutions: From Great Power Hegemony to Rebellions by the Most Affected

      Jochen von Bernstorff

  7. Part IIIDemocratic Representation by International Organizations

    1. 11International Organizations as Orchestrators of Represented Constituencies: The Case of the Global Compact on Refugees

      Terry Macdonald

    2. 12No International Democratic Representation without Institution: Lifting the Democratic Veil of Functionalist, Incorporation, and Agency Theories of Representation by International Organizations

      Samantha Besson and José Luis Martí

    3. 13Democratic Representation in the European Union: Democratizing Democracy?

      Édouard Dubout and Dominique Ritleng

    4. 14Extending the Sphere of Deliberation in Universal International Organizations: An Alternative to the Elusive Democratic Representation in/by International Organizations

      Évelyne Lagrange

    5. 15Conclusions

      Olivier de Frouville

  8. Index

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