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13 Apr 2018 – <\/em>This is a brief promotional comment to call attention to the publication of a truly outstanding contribution to creative and restorative world order thinking. The book is entitled A World Parliament: Governance and Democracy in the 21st<\/sup>Century<\/em> by Jo Leinen and Andreas Bummel, translated from German by Ray Cunningham, and published in 2018 in Berlin under the imprint of Democracy Without Borders. The book is currently available for purchase from Amazon.<\/p>\n

I hope at a later time to do a serious review of this urgent plea for what might be called \u2018cosmopolitan rationalism,\u2019 the undergirding of a populist movement dedicated to overcoming the menace of the war system and predatory capitalism, placing a great emphasis on the potential of institutional innovation beyond the level of the state, above all, through the establishment of a world parliament with legislative authority. This would be a revolutionary step in the governance of humanity, and if it happens, is likely to be preceded in the evolutionary agenda of the authors by a global assembly endowed with recommendatory powers but lacking a mandate to make and implement binding decisions, and hence incapable of resolving conflicts or solving challenges of global scope.<\/p>\n

The authors are both dedicated advocates of the institutionalization of governmental authority of regional and global scope. Leinen has been a leading member of the European Parliament since 1999 as well as a German government official. Bummel is an internationally known and respected champion of world federalism incorporating democratic values. He is co-founder and director of the NGO, Democracy Without Borders.<\/p>\n

What makes this book a great gift to humanity at a time of global emergency is what I would call its \u2018informed global humanism\u2019 that sheds light on the long and distinguished history of proposals for global parliamentary authority.\u00a0 The institutional focus is greatly expanded and deepened by an erudite consideration of why global problems, as varied as food, water, environment, climate change, and economic justice cannot be solved without the presence and help of a world parliament capable of generating enforceable law. The authors bring to bear an astonishing range of knowledge to support their conclusions, drawing on the accumulated wisdom of philosophers, scientists, social scientists, moral authority figures, and statesmen to illuminate the question of how to meet the formidable challenges of the age. This enlargement of concerns lends weight to their commitment to clear the path of obstacles currently blocking the formation of a world parliament.<\/p>\n

Indeed, while building their central case for a world parliament, Leinen and Bummel, have authored a book that tells you all you need to know to understand with some depth what is wrong with the world as it now functions, how it can best be fixed, and by whom. Their central political faith is rooted in an espousal of democratic values that they project as a positive global trend. Only here do I have some reservations, reflecting my reactions to the militarization of democracy in the United States and to the strong trends favoring autocracy in most leading countries. I do share with the authors a skepticism about the capacity of existing elites to promote the necessary reforms, as well as their sense that the time of a transnational revolution of the industrial proletariat has passed, with hopes now resting in the eruption of a transnational democratic and cosmopolitan democratic movement promoting progressive and humane forms of global governance.<\/p>\n

I strongly recommend this book as a source of wisdom, thought, and the fashioning of a positive vision of the human future. Pasted below is the table of contents of A World <\/em>Parliament to give a more concrete picture of the scope and grandeur of this extraordinary scholarly contribution with manifold activist implications for those of us who consider themselves citizen pilgrims.<\/p>\n

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Detailed Contents of A WORLD PARLIAMENT<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Introduction \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. 1<\/p>\n

PART I<\/p>\n

The idea of a world parliament: its history and pioneers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. From the Stoics to Kant: cosmopolitanism, natural law, and the idea of a contract\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 8<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Cosmopolitanism in ancient Greece 8\u2014Cosmopolitan roots in India and China 9\u2014<\/p>\n

    Vitoria\u2019s \u2018republic of the whole world\u2019 10\u2014Conceptions of peace under \u2018the sovereign<\/p>\n

    power of the state\u2019 12\u2014The idea of the social contract in Hobbes and Locke 13\u2014The<\/p>\n

    social contract and Wolff\u2019s \u2018V.lkerstaat\u2019 16\u2014Kant\u2019s cosmopolitan project 17<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. The 18th century: enlightenment, revolutions, and parliamentarism \u2026.. 20<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      The American federal state and representative democracy 20\u2014The historical roots of<\/p>\n

      parliamentarism 22\u2014Cosmopolitanism in the French Revolution 24\u2014Cloots\u2019 \u2018republic<\/p>\n

      of humanity\u2019 25\u2014The end of cosmopolitanism 26<\/p>\n

        \n
      1. From Vienna to The Hague: the dynamics of integration and the<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        inter-parliamentary movement \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. 27<\/p>\n

        Sartorius\u2019 \u2018peoples\u2019 republic\u2019 27\u2014Pecqueur\u2019s concept of worldwide integration 28\u2014<\/p>\n

        Pecqueur\u2019s world federation and world parliament 29\u2014Tennyson\u2019s \u2018Parliament of<\/p>\n

        Man\u2019 31\u2014The long struggle to extend the right to vote 32\u2014The birth of the inter-parliamentary<\/p>\n

        movement 33\u2014The establishment of the IPU 34\u2014The Hague Peace Conferences<\/p>\n

        as a catalyst 35\u2014Internationalism in the USA 36\u2014An initiative at the IPU 37\u2014<\/p>\n

        Arguments emerging out of the German peace movement 39<\/p>\n

          \n
        1. World War and the League of Nations \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. 42<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          The programme of the \u2018Round Table\u2019 group 42\u2014The theory of sociocultural evolution<\/p>\n

          and a world federation 43\u2014A world parliament on the Versailles agenda 44\u2014The \u2018German<\/p>\n

          Plan\u2019 for the constitution of the League 46\u2014Disappointment over the League of<\/p>\n

          Nations 46<\/p>\n

            \n
          1. The Second World War and the atomic bomb: World Federalism in<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            the early days of the UN \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. 50<\/p>\n

            Federalism under pressure from fascism 50\u2014The growth of world federalism 51\u2014<\/p>\n

            Planning the post-war order 53\u2014Fundamental criticism of the UN, and the shock of<\/p>\n

            Detailed Contents ix<\/p>\n

            the atom bomb 54\u2014Prominent support for a federal world order 55\u2014Reves\u2019 critique<\/p>\n

            of democracy, the nation state and sovereignty 56\u2014Albert Einstein and Albert Camus<\/p>\n

            as advocates 57\u2014The position of the Catholic Church 58\u2014The British initiative of Nov.<\/p>\n

            1945 59\u2014The issue of a Charter review conference 60\u2014The foundation of the Council<\/p>\n

            of Europe 62\u2014Sohn\u2019s proposal for a parliamentary assembly at the UN 62\u2014Models for<\/p>\n

            a world constitution 63\u2014The Clark and Sohn model 64\u2014Parliamentary cooperation<\/p>\n

            for a world federation 65<\/p>\n

              \n
            1. Bloc confrontation and the rise of the NGOs \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 68<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              World federalism caught between the fronts in the Cold War 68\u2014The federalist movement<\/p>\n

              and the founding of NATO 68\u2014The declining popularity of world federalism<\/p>\n

              and a world parliament 69\u2014The World Order Models Project 71\u2014The growing importance<\/p>\n

              of NGOs 71\u2014The idea of a \u2018second chamber\u2019 73\u2014The issue of weighted voting<\/p>\n

              in the UN General Assembly 74\u2014Bertrand\u2019s report 75\u2014 Perestroika and Gorbachev\u2019s<\/p>\n

              initiative 76<\/p>\n

                \n
              1. The end of the Cold War: the democratization wave, and the<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                revitalization of the debate \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. 79<\/p>\n

                The democratization wave 79\u2014The revitalization of the debate 80\u2014A UN parliamentary<\/p>\n

                assembly as a strategic concept 81\u2014Support for a world parliament and a UNPA 82\u2014<\/p>\n

                The report by the Commission on Global Governance 85\u2014The report by the World<\/p>\n

                Commission on Culture and Development 87<\/p>\n

                  \n
                1. Democracy in the era of globalization \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 88<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  Globalization and the nation state 88\u2014The theory of \u2018cosmopolitan democracy\u2019 90\u2014<\/p>\n

                  The Falk and Strauss essays 93\u2014A community of the democracies? 94\u2014 H.ffe\u2019s federal<\/p>\n

                  world republic 95\u2014The call for a WTO parliament and the role of the IPU 97\u2014Other<\/p>\n

                  initiatives towards a world parliament and a UNPA 98<\/p>\n

                    \n
                  1. The \u2018War on Terror\u2019, the role of the IPU, and the Campaign for a<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                    UN Parliamentary Assembly \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. 102<\/p>\n

                    The ban on landmines, the International Criminal Court and the World Social<\/p>\n

                    Forum 102\u2014New contributions on the idea of a global parliament 103\u2014The Lucknow<\/p>\n

                    conferences 104\u20149\/11 and global democracy 105\u2014The report by the German Bundestag\u2018<\/p>\n

                    s Enquete Commission 106\u2014The report by the World Commission on the Social<\/p>\n

                    Dimension of Globalization 107\u2014The Ubuntu Forum campaign 108\u2014The Cardoso<\/p>\n

                    panel report 108\u2014Growing support for a UNPA 111\u2014The international campaign<\/p>\n

                    for a UNPA 114\u2014Calls for a UNPA since 2007 117\u2014The third World Conference of<\/p>\n

                    Speakers of Parliament 120\u2014The European Parliament Resolution of 2011 121\u2014The<\/p>\n

                    de Zayas recommendations 123\u2014Later developments 124\u2014The report by the<\/p>\n

                    Albright-Gambari Commission 126\u2014The election of Trump and ongoing efforts 127<\/p>\n

                    PART II<\/p>\n

                    Governance and democracy in the 21st century . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129<\/p>\n

                      \n
                    1. The Anthropocene, planetary boundaries, and the tragedy of the<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                      commons \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 132<\/p>\n

                      The era of humankind 132\u2014Earth system boundaries 133\u2014The problem of voluntarism<\/p>\n

                      135\u2014The \u2018tragedy of the commons\u2019 137\u2014The management of global common<\/p>\n

                      goods 139\u2014The problem of the generations 140\u2014Global majority decision-making 141\u2014<\/p>\n

                      The tragedy of international law 143<\/p>\n

                        \n
                      1. Overshoot, the \u2018Great Transformation\u2019, and a global eco-social<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                        market economy \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. 144<\/p>\n

                        Overshoot and ecological footprint 144\u2014The end of the Utopia of growth 145\u2014The<\/p>\n

                        challenge of global eco-social development 146\u2014\u2018Political barriers\u2019 as the main obstacle<\/p>\n

                        to transformation 147\u2014The process of state formation and the rise of the market economy<\/p>\n

                        148\u2014The \u2018double movement\u2019 between market fundamentalism and state interventionism<\/p>\n

                        149\u2014A global eco-social market economy 150<\/p>\n

                          \n
                        1. Turbo-capitalism, the financial crisis, and countering global<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                          deregulation \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 153<\/p>\n

                          The relevance of the \u2018double movement\u2019 and the emancipation question 153\u2014The<\/p>\n

                          financial crisis and the continuing systemic risk 154\u2014State intervention to stabilize the<\/p>\n

                          financial system 156\u2014The financial system as a \u2018priority global public good\u2019 157\u2014The<\/p>\n

                          anarchic system of international law 158\u2014Liberalism, Laissez-faire and the question of<\/p>\n

                          a world state 159\u2014The global race to deregulate 160\u2014The key role of tax havens and<\/p>\n

                          anonymous shell companies 161\u2014The hidden trillions 164\u2014Global state formation<\/p>\n

                          as the goal of the counter-movement 165<\/p>\n

                            \n
                          1. A world currency, global taxation, and fiscal federalism \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. 167<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                            A world currency and a world central bank 167\u2014The impact of national monetary policy<\/p>\n

                            and currency wars 168\u2014Recent proposals for a world reserve currency 169\u2014The<\/p>\n

                            fiscal race to the bottom 170\u2014Uniform taxation of multinational corporations 172\u2014<\/p>\n

                            Rejection by the OECD 173\u2014Global fiscal federalism and the restitution of fiscal sovereignty<\/p>\n

                            174\u2014Ideas for global taxes 175\u2014The management, supervision and expenditure<\/p>\n

                            of global tax revenues 176<\/p>\n

                              \n
                            1. World domestic policy, trans-sovereign problems, and complex<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                              interdependence \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. 179<\/p>\n

                              \u2018Trans-sovereign problems\u2019 179\u2014The concept of interdependence 180\u2014Transgovernmental<\/p>\n

                              networks and the merging of domestic and foreign policy 181\u2014The evolutionary<\/p>\n

                              phases of the international order 183\u2014Sovereignty and the era of \u2018implosion\u2019 184<\/p>\n

                              Detailed Contents xi<\/p>\n

                                \n
                              1. The fragility of world civilization, existential risks, and human<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                evolution \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. 187<\/p>\n

                                The potential for worldwide collapse 187\u2014The Genome as part of the heritage of humankind<\/p>\n

                                188\u2014Reprogenetics 189\u2014Transhumanism and artificial intelligence 190\u2014<\/p>\n

                                Autonomous weapons systems 191\u2014Bioterrorism, nanobots and new pathogens 193\u2014<\/p>\n

                                The need for regulation under global law 194<\/p>\n

                                  \n
                                1. The threat of nuclear weapons, disarmament, and collective security \u2026 196<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                  Nulcear war as \u2018the end of all things\u2019 196\u2014The danger of nuclear war 197\u2014The risk of<\/p>\n

                                  nuclear accidents 198\u2014The unfulfilled commitment to general and complete disarmament<\/p>\n

                                  200\u2014The architecture of nuclear disarmament 202\u2014The link between nuclear<\/p>\n

                                  and conventional disarmament 204\u2014The McCloy-Zorin Accords 206\u2014The unrealized<\/p>\n

                                  peace concept of the UN Charter, and UN armed forces 207\u2014The four pillars of a<\/p>\n

                                  world peace order 209\u2014The role of a World Parliament 210<\/p>\n

                                    \n
                                  1. Fighting terrorism, \u2018blowback\u2019, and data protection \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 212<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                    The \u2018war on terror\u2019 as an end in itself 212\u2014The covert warfare of the USA 212\u2014The<\/p>\n

                                    consequences of US foreign policy and the \u2018war against terror\u2019 213\u2014Human rights violations<\/p>\n

                                    and the USA\u2019s drone warfare 215\u2014The roots of transnational terrorism and<\/p>\n

                                    the relevance of a World Parliament 216\u2014The global surveillance system and universal<\/p>\n

                                    disenfranchisement 219\u2014Global data protection legislation 221<\/p>\n

                                      \n
                                    1. A world law enforcement system, criminal prosecution, and the<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                      post-American era \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. 223<\/p>\n

                                      The need for world police law and a supranational police authority 223\u2014The failure of<\/p>\n

                                      classical sanctions 224\u2014A supranational police to support the ICC 225\u2014Extending the<\/p>\n

                                      prosecuting powers of the ICC 227\u2014Strengthening international criminal prosecution<\/p>\n

                                      and a World Parliament 229\u2014Interpol and accountability 231\u2014A World Parliament as<\/p>\n

                                      an element of world police law 232\u2014The role and significance of the USA 235<\/p>\n

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                                      1. Global food security and the political economy of hunger \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. 238<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                        The extent of worldwide hunger and the right to adequate nutrition 238\u2014Population<\/p>\n

                                        growth and food production 240\u2014The fragility of global food supply 242\u2014Dependence<\/p>\n

                                        on oil and phosphates 244\u2014Hunger as a problem of political economy 244\u2014<\/p>\n

                                        The relevance of democracy and the international system 245\u2014Agricultural subsidies,<\/p>\n

                                        the WTO and food security 247\u2014Commodity markets and financial speculation 248\u2014<\/p>\n

                                        Food security as a global public good and the failure of the G20 249\u2014The FAO, a World<\/p>\n

                                        Food Board and global food reserves 250\u2014Free trade, food security and a world peace<\/p>\n

                                        order 252\u2014Democratising global food policy and a World Parliament 253<\/p>\n

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                                        1. Global water policy \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 256<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                          The state of drinking water supply 256\u2014Water security as a global concern 257\u2014The<\/p>\n

                                          democratic deficit in water governance and a World Parliament 259<\/p>\n

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                                          1. The elimination of poverty, and basic social security for all \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 262<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                            Poverty as a key issue 262\u2014Extreme poverty and the right to an adequate standard of<\/p>\n

                                            living 262\u2014The need for a new approach to international development 265\u2014<\/p>\n

                                            Economic growth is not enough 266\u2014Social security as the foundation of a planetary<\/p>\n

                                            social contract 267\u2014A global basic income 268\u2014Universal access to the global commons<\/p>\n

                                            270\u2014The dream of a life free from economic compulsion 270<\/p>\n

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                                            1. Global class formation, the \u2018super class\u2019, and global inequality \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 272<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                              The emergence of global class conflicts and the role of the middle class 272\u2014The<\/p>\n

                                              global precariat 274\u2014The concept of the Multitude 275\u2014The super rich and global<\/p>\n

                                              power structures 277\u2014The transnational capitalist class 279\u2014A transnational state<\/p>\n

                                              apparatus 280\u2014The interconnections between transnational corporations 281\u2014The<\/p>\n

                                              need for a global antitrust authority 282\u2014Global inequality and instability 284\u2014<\/p>\n

                                              Inequality as the cause of the financial crisis 285\u2014The growth of capital investments<\/p>\n

                                              and a global tax on capital 286\u2014The need for global public policy instruments and a<\/p>\n

                                              World Parliament 287\u2014A new global class compromise 289<\/p>\n

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                                              1. The debate on world government, the age of entropy, and<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                                federalism \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 290<\/p>\n

                                                The global elite and the question of a world government 290\u2014The spectre of a<\/p>\n

                                                global Leviathan 292\u2014Hierarchical order and complexity 294\u2014Different types of<\/p>\n

                                                hierarchies 294\u2014The principle of subsidiarity 295\u2014The fragmentation of global governance<\/p>\n

                                                and international law 296\u2014Coherent world law and a World Parliament 298\u2014<\/p>\n

                                                The bewildering world order and the \u2018age of entropy\u2019 298\u2014The entropic decline of<\/p>\n

                                                world civilization? 300\u2014World federalism as a means of reducing complexity 301\u2014A<\/p>\n

                                                world state as a taboo topic 302\u2014The teetering paradigm of intergovernmentalism 303\u2014<\/p>\n

                                                The standard reactionary arguments 305<\/p>\n

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                                                1. The third democratic transformation and the global democratic<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                                  deficit \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. 307<\/p>\n

                                                  The waves of democratization 307\u2014Economic development and democracy 309\u2014The<\/p>\n

                                                  post-industrial transformation in values 310\u2014Democracy as a universal value 312\u2014<\/p>\n

                                                  The right to democracy 313\u2014The undermining of democracy by intergovernmentalism<\/p>\n

                                                  315\u2014The influence of transnational corporations 317\u2014The example of the Codex<\/p>\n

                                                  Commission 317\u2014Fragmentation as a problem of democracy 319\u2014The dilemma of<\/p>\n

                                                  scale 320\u2014The concept of a chain of legitimation 320\u2014Output legitimation 321\u2014<\/p>\n

                                                  Accountability to the world\u2019s citizens 323\u2014Equality and representation in international<\/p>\n

                                                  law and world law 324\u2014The third democratic transformation 326\u2014<\/p>\n

                                                  International parliamentary institutions 328<\/p>\n

                                                  Detailed Contents xiii<\/p>\n

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                                                  1. The development of a planetary consciousness, and a new global<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                                    enlightenment \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 330<\/p>\n

                                                    War and socio-political evolution 331\u2014The decline of violence 333\u2014The development<\/p>\n

                                                    of reason, empathy, and morality 333\u2014The origin of morality in group selection 336\u2014<\/p>\n

                                                    In-group morality and humanity\u2019s crisis of adolescence 337\u2014Sociogenesis and psychogenesis<\/p>\n

                                                    340\u2014The widening circle of empathy 340\u2014The transition to an integral consciousness<\/p>\n

                                                    343\u2014Group narcissm and the Promethean gap 345\u2014The problem of cultural<\/p>\n

                                                    lag 347\u2014Global identity and the Other 349\u2014The \u2018Overview Effect\u2019 and a planetary<\/p>\n

                                                    worldview 351\u2014Identity, demos, and state formation 353\u2014The progressive<\/p>\n

                                                    attitude of the world population 357\u2014Global history and world citizenship education<\/p>\n

                                                    359\u2014\u2018Big History\u2019 as a modern creation story 360\u2014The continuation of the project<\/p>\n

                                                    of modernity 362\u2014The new global Enlightenment 365<\/p>\n

                                                    PART III<\/p>\n

                                                    Shaping the future: the design and realization of world democracy . . . . 367<\/p>\n

                                                      \n
                                                    1. Building a world parliament \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. 369<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                                      The example of the European Parliament 369\u2014The proposal for a UNPA 370\u2014The<\/p>\n

                                                      extension of powers and responsibilities 371\u2014Growing democratic challenges 374\u2014<\/p>\n

                                                      The allocation of seats 376<\/p>\n

                                                        \n
                                                      1. Creating world law \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. 379<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                                        International law and world law compared 379\u2014A bicameral world legislature 381\u2014<\/p>\n

                                                        A world constitutional court 382<\/p>\n

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                                                        1. The necessary conditions for the transformation \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. 384<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                                          The structural conditions for institutional change 384\u2014A cosmopolitan movement<\/p>\n

                                                          386\u2014The role of NGOs 388\u2014A UNPA as a catalyst for change 389\u2014Four<\/p>\n

                                                          factors 391\u2014The stealthy revolution 391\u2014The revolution from below 392\u2014The revolution<\/p>\n

                                                          from above 393\u2014The trigger 394\u2014Anticipating and averting the horror 395\u2014<\/p>\n

                                                          Climate-induced events 396\u2014A democratic China 397\u2014In the beginning 399<\/p>\n

                                                          Index \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. 401<\/p>\n

                                                          ______________________________________________<\/p>\n

                                                          \"\"<\/a>Richard Falk is a member of the TRANSCEND Network<\/a>, an international relations scholar, professor emeritus of international law at Princeton University, author, co-author or editor of 40 books, and a speaker and activist on world affairs.\u00a0In 2008, the United Nations Human Rights Council<\/a> (UNHRC) appointed Falk to a six-year term as a United Nations Special Rapporteur<\/a> on “the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories<\/a> occupied since 1967.” Since 2002 he has lived in Santa Barbara, California, and taught at the local campus of the University of California in Global and International Studies, and since 2005 chaired the Board of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation. His most recent book is <\/em>Achieving Human Rights (2009).<\/em><\/p>\n

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