Global Democracy
All articles in Global Democracy
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Are we doomed to fail? Is Global Democratic Governance a chimaera?
World Federalist Movement · August 2022
Surveys in six countries find most citizens favour a stronger, more equal UN, though people in powerful states guard their own vetoes. Federalists should pursue the reforms that can win, and trust that hard-won norms and institutions outlast a darkening age.
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Democracy in Decline?
June 2022
Freedom may have slipped since 2006, but the century-long record is hopeful: elected republics have grown from one in 1900 to a majority today. Democracy has always taken generations to grow, so the West should not rush Russia or China or turn the word into a weapon.
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The DAO and the Dao – Finding a Path to Govern the World
World Federalist Movement · March 2022
Decentralized autonomous organizations let members vote on a blockchain with no central authority. Federated worldwide and guided by the Dao’s sense of interconnection, they could let people vote on global issues and act locally, replacing the nation-state order.
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Global Citizen Democratic Participation in United Nations Institutions
World Federalist Movement · June 2021
Pandemic vaccine nationalism showed the cost of having no global layer of government. A proposed experiment would let people elect global citizen representatives to attend UN agency conferences, giving a voice to those who have none and building a roadmap towards Charter reform.
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Democracy, Representation, and Federation
March 2021
The article examines the ideal of democratic legitimacy through elections, citing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It warns that this ideal faces significant global challenges, including financial influence, non-contested elections, and foreign interference.
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Update on the Campaign for a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly and the World Citizens’ Initiative
December 2019
A proposed World Citizens’ Initiative would let citizens put their own proposals to the General Assembly and the Security Council, on the model of Europe’s citizens’ initiative. With the UN’s 75th anniversary approaching, eighty NGOs have signed on, and a new report sets out a legal framework for it.
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Youth Call for Climate Justice
December 2019
Youth activists gathered at the CUNCR 2019 Climate Justice & Democracy Summit, resulting in the Epirus Declaration for Climate Democracy. This declaration calls for intergenerational justice, global democratic solutions, and the recognition of the rights of the environment.
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Representation at a Global Level: The Model United Nations Parliamentary Assembly
December 2019
This article details a Model United Nations Parliamentary Assembly event in Argentina, designed to simulate global governance and raise awareness among students. The simulation focused on key global issues, including environmental preservation, energy transition, and human rights, emphasizing the need for global citizenship.
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Fernando Iglesias highlights Japan Congress
June 2019
Brexit, trade frictions and abandoned arms agreements have put multilateralism in retreat, so federalists must press for a UN Parliamentary Assembly and a Latin American court against organised crime. Twenty-first century technology cannot be governed by nineteenth century institutions.
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Global Problems Need Global Solutions
June 2019
Climate change and cyber security cannot be left to states acting alone. A federal order that keeps decisions as low as possible and holds power to account is the credible answer, and the International Criminal Court and the push for a UN parliament show it taking shape.
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Towards a UN World Citizens‘ Initiative
December 2018
The article proposes establishing a UN World Citizens’ Initiative (UNWCI) to strengthen global democracy and citizen participation at the UN. This instrument would allow world citizens to launch initiatives, compelling UN bodies to put the item on their agenda for discussion and potential reform.
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Update: UN Parliamentary Assembly Campaign
World Federalist Movement – Canada · July 2018
The European Parliament endorses a UN Parliamentary Assembly to enhance global governance. Ireland expresses openness to UNPA reforms for better UN effectiveness.
