MAKING INTERNATIONALORGANIZATIONS MORE DEMOCRATIC

World governance today is characterized by international organizationslacking democratic legitimacy and control by the citizens they claim to represent. Theyare also criticized for being inefficient. This leads to violent protests and to NGOs havinggreat influence. To address these problems, we propose international governance basedon the democratic idea of citizen participation: All citizens of the member countries ofinternational organizations have the potential right to participate in the decision-makingof international organizations via initiatives, referendums and recalls...