Globalization has fostered the spread of “democracy as procedure,” but it is much less favorable to the spread of “democracy as culture.”
About the Authors
Zaki Laïdi
Zaki Laïdi is a research fellow at the Centre d’Etudes et de Recherches Internationales and professor at the Institut d’Etudes Politiques in Paris. His most recent book is La gauche ‘a venir: Politique et mondialisation (2001). This article draws upon essays published in French in Politique étrang’ere (July–September 2001) and Prologues (Summer–Fall 2001). It was translated by Philip J. Costopoulos.