Democratism

Explaining International Politics with Democracy Beyond the State

New Horizons in International Relations series

Hans Agné, Professor of Political Science, Stockholm University, Sweden

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This insightful and timely book introduces an explanatory theory for surveying global and international politics. Describing the nature and effects of democracy beyond the state, Hans Agné explores peace and conflict, migration politics, resource distribution, regime effectiveness, foreign policy and posthuman politics through the lens of democratism to both supplement and challenge established research paradigms.

‘Democratism: Explaining International Politics with Democracy Beyond the State is a truly remarkable and ambitious book. It argues that democratism affects almost all outcomes in world politics and international policy processes. It is a most important theoretical contribution to IR, and it develops a fresh perspective on the concept of democracy – both on a very high level.’
– Michael Zürn, WZB Berlin Social Science Center, Germany