Luis Cabrera is a contemporary political philosopher and theorist known for his work on global justice, cosmopolitanism, and the institutional dimensions of global democracy. He has argued for the viability and necessity of robust supranational democratic institutions as a response to global injustice. His scholarship engages normative questions about how international organizations can be made democratically accountable and legitimate.
Developed a cosmopolitan case for world-state institutions in 'Political Theory of Global Justice' (2004)
Advanced normative frameworks for global democratic citizenship in 'The Practice of Global Citizenship' (2010)
Argued that global democratic procedures can ground the legitimacy of international organizations
Contributed to debates on institutional cosmopolitanism and the feasibility of global governance
Applied democratic theory to the practical reform of supranational bodies
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