Can there be Global Democracy?

University of Cairo, 9 December 2009, Egypt

An initial public presentation of BGD'sConceptualising Global Democracy project took place at Cairo University on 9 December 2009. A panel of leading thinkers from around the world addressed the question: "Can There Be Global Democracy?"

What does it mean?

The Conceptualising Global Democracy (CGD) project starts from the observation that a principal difficulty in building democratic governance of global affairs is a general lack of clarity regarding what ‘rule by and for the people’ means in the context of a more global world. What principles and practices would, could and should apply when handling global problems?