Michael Goodhart is a contemporary political theorist at the University of Pittsburgh whose work focuses on democracy, human rights, and global justice. He argues that democracy is best understood as a human right rather than a set of institutional arrangements, and has contributed significantly to debates about transnational democratic theory and the normative foundations of international institutions.
Developed the argument that democracy should be reconceived as a fundamental human right
Contributed to transnational democratic theory and the legitimacy of global governance institutions
Authored Democracy as Human Right, advancing a practice-based account of democratic legitimacy
Engaged critically with cosmopolitan and statist approaches to global justice
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