Can international organizations be democratic? A skeptic's view
Robert A. Dahl — Can international organizations be democratic? A skeptic's view (1999)Robert A. Dahl · 1999 · Book · p. 19 (opening); p. 21TheorySource attached · not independently reviewedCLM-0868 · as of 2026-10-27 · about: Cosmopolitan democracy · Author: Polity Atlas editorial team
“Robert Dahl argued in 1999 that an international organisation is not and probably cannot be a democracy: delegation from citizens to states and from states to international bureaucracies leaves the demos unable to control important decisions, so such bodies are better seen as 'bureaucratic bargaining systems'.”
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2Can International Organisations Be Democratic? A Reassessment
Dawisson Belém Lopes,Guilherme Casarões — Can International Organisations Be Democratic? A Reassessment (2019)Dawisson Belém Lopes; Guilherme Casarões · 2019 · Article · Introduction; section on Dahl's sceptical viewEvidence that contradicts
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