Roundtable
Global Government
An exchange on the essay Global Government Revisited: From Utopian Dream to Political Imperative
Daniele Archibugi
We can turn the tide against isolationism by better articulating how political integration can benefit the many, not just the few.
Andreas Bummel
The Westphalian state-centric system has become hopelessly outdated in a time of deep interdependence, and shared nuclear and climate risks.
Joan Cocks
World government, while needed, would be prone to the kinds of political conflicts, interests, and power struggles we see at the national level.
Lucie Edwards
Short of global government, we are likely to see an expanding constellation of international governance arrangements that can address global problems.
Arturo Escobar
Incorporating insights stemming from grassroots struggle can infuse global governance frameworks with a more radical, and promising, political edge.
Richard Falk
Without transforming both the economic and ideological premises of state-centrism, there is little chance of moving toward the vision Cabrera lays out.
Sylvia Karlsson-Vinkhuyzen
To make such a vision a reality, we need to build a sense of global community through education and hold governments accountable to their promises in the international sphere.
George Liodakis
The prospects for effective and democratic world government depend on progress in transcending the capitalist system.
Joseph E. Schwartzberg
A workable design for a democratic world government system is at hand.
Allen White
To get beyond the gradualism and timidity of today’s international institutions, we’ll need a robust global movement.
Luis Cabrera
Luis Cabrera addresses points raised by the contributors to this roundtable discussion.
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Core GT Texts
The emergence of an organic planetary civilization has become both possible and necessary. What would it look like? How do we get there?
The classic essay on our planetary moment, global scenarios, and pathways to a just, fulfilling, and sustainable future.
