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Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy · 2025

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Winter 2025 edition, section 2.2 'Cosmopolitan Democracy'.

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EstablishedCosmopolitan democracy, advocated by Held, Archibugi and others, lifts state-style democratic institutions to the global level, such as a global parliamentary assembly, international courts and constitutional rule of law, while stopping short of a world government.DisputedCritics regard cosmopolitan democracy as often infeasible, citing a lack of political will to create a global parliament that would remove powers from states and unclear agents for achieving it; its advocates distinguish short-term targets from longer-term ideals.