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Questions of democracy, territoriality and globalisation / James Anderson -- Reconstituting the modern state / Bhikhu Parekh -- The limits of federalism in transnational democracy : beyond the hegemony of the US model / John Agnew -- Reconceptualising democracy in the European Union / Michael Newman -- Multi-level citizenship, identity and regions in contemporary Europe / Joe Painter -- Transnational integration and cross-border regions in the European Union / Liam O'Dowd -- Transnational democracy versus national conflict: border crossings in Ireland / James Anderson, Douglas Hamilton -- Democratising global institutions: possibilities, limits and normative foundations / Anthony McGrew -- Holding the middle ground in the transnationalisation process / Kees Van Der Pijl -- The democratic potential of non-governmental organisations / Joachim Hirsch -- Contesting corporate globalism : sources of power, channels for democratisation / James Goodman -- Relocating the demos? / Peter J. Taylor.