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These debates are too complex to pursue further here. Moreover, they raise difficult questions about the future of democracy under conditions of globalization. Democratic government in modern polities focuses primarily on the nation-state. Yet more and more of the decisions that affect our lives are made at the supranational level. Global and regional governance is rapid- ly gaining in significance, yet transnational democratic institutions hardly exist — with a few limited exceptions such as the European Union. In the future, then, we need to think about the transnational form of democratic participation — not just for members of transnational communities, but for all citizens affected by the rapid shift in the location of political power. | These debates are too complex to pursue further here. Moreover, they raise difficult questions about the future of democracy under conditions of globalization. Democratic government in modern polities focuses primarily on the nation-state. Yet more and more of the decisions that affect our lives are made at the supranational level. Global and regional governance is rapid- ly gaining in significance, yet transnational democratic institutions hardly exist — with a few limited exceptions such as the European Union. In the future, then, we need to think about the transnational form of democratic participation — not just for members of transnational communities, but for all citizens affected by the rapid shift in the location of political power. | ||
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