Globalization of Democracy, Trans-boundary of Norms, and Plurality of Actors in International Organizations

Due to the rapid trend of globalization, the theoretical and practical aspects of human life have undergone drastic changes, and domestic and foreign affairs of the nation-states have been intertwined because of time-space compression. One of the most significant manifestation of the compression, has been in the field of relationship between democracy in the nation-states and the waves of globalization beyond national borders. This article explains the consequences of globalization of democracy in the international stage so that the reality of the international actors and their functions in the international organizations are analyzed. The main question is: What has been the impact of globalization of democracy on the international actors? It is suggested that globalization of democracy by trans-boundary of democratic norms has contributed to plurality of actors in the international organizations. It also raises minor questions on nature of the globalization process and its impact on the national democratic governments, manner of emergence of non-government players and their performance within international institutions.