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Explores the implications for democratic theory & governance of determining the legitimate boundaries of self-governing polities. Four leading political & normative arguments regarding democratic boundaries are reviewed, & problems with traditional spatial delineations of boundaries are outlined, along with arguments for a more social perspective. Comparing "idealist" & "realist" approaches, their definitions of democratic boundaries in line with conceptualizations of (respectively) solidaristic political communities & global power relationships are examined, & theoretical & methodological problems are identified. "Communitarian" & "cosmopolitan" notions of boundaries are also explored, highlighting their emphasis on ideal conceptions of global justice & democracy. In light of the shortcomings of all these approaches, the need for a pluralist account of legitimate democratic boundaries that can accommodate the coexistence of "different normative ideals of justice & democracy at different levels of governance" is emphasized. K. Hyatt Stewart