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Political communities are in the process of being transformed. Of course, transformation can take many forms. But one type of transformation is of particular concern in this paper: the progressive enmeshment of human communities with each other. Over the last few centuries, human communities have come into increasing contact with each other; their collective fortunes have become intertwined. I want to dwell on this and its implications.
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Held, D. (1998). The Changing Contours of Political Community: rethinking democracy in the context of globalization. In: Greven, M.T. (eds) Demokratie — eine Kultur des Westens?. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-322-92308-0_13
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