Democracy and Globalization: Legal and Political Analysis on the Eve of the 4th Industrial Revolution

Introduction.- Part I "Democracy" at the Eve of the 4th Industrial Revolution.- An Untenable Compromise? Liberal Democracy Between Populism and Globalization.- From Formal to Radical: Tracing the Democratic Argument In Global Law.- Part II "Statehood" at the Eve of the 4th Industrial Revolution.- The scope of the State as a Function of Transaction Costs: How Will Digitalization Change the Role of Public Law?.- Westphalian Sovereignty after The 4th Industrial Revolution: In Search of Legitimate Governmental Control Over Online Content.- Part III "Free Speech and Social Media" at the Eve of the 4th Industrial Revolution.- Dealing with Disinformation from the Perspective of Militant Democracy? A Case Study of Taiwan's Struggle to Regulate Disinformation.- The Brazilian Case: The Impact of Social Media on a Current Democratic Regime.- 'Cambridgenalization' in Politics? The Spanish Act 3/2018 - Data Protection Regulation and the Future of Democracy.- Part IV "Legitimacy" at the Eve of the 4th Industrial Revolution.- Flexibilities in International Economic Law vs. Pacta Sunt Servanda - Maintaining Legitimacy Over Time.- Participation in Standard Setting for The Agro-Food Industry.- Part V "Citizenship" at the Eve of the 4th Industrial Revolution.- The Questionable Role Of Experts In Global Governance - Beyond David Kennedy's Approach.- Politics as Change or Preservation - A Case of Experts Against Citizens?.- Lessons for a Post-Covid-19 World.