Globalizing Democracy and Human Rights, Carol C. Gould, New York: Cambridge University Press, 2004, pp. 276.

Carol C. Gould, professor of Philosophy and Government and director of the Center for Global Ethics at George Mason University, has undoubtedly gained recognition as one of the most prolific scholars in the burgeoning literature on democracy and human rights in the contemporary contexts of globalization. This latest book is a worthy successor to her earlier book, the highly acclaimed Rethinking Democracy (New York: Cambridge University Press, 1988), in which the author articulated a distinctive and innovative approach that placed the conception of human rights at the core of democratic theory. With this book, Gould takes the next giant step in an evolving debate by presenting colleagues and students with another instance of a well-integrated and intellectually sophisticated analysis. She deserves to be congratulated for the vein of thought she has been examining.