Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law is housed in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
Oxford University Press in "The Egalitarian Conscience: Essays in Honour of G. A. Cohen", page(s): 226
June 2006
Is there a human right to democracy? My answer, in brief, is ‘no’. Five interconnected claims will play a role in my argument for this conclusion:
An underlying thought that runs through the argument is that democracy is a demanding political ideal. The thesis that there is a human right to democracy—while it may seem to elevate democracy—threatens to strip away its demanding substance.