Global Governance Theory

All articles in Global Governance Theory

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  International Relations Theory and World View

  WFM –⁠ CanadaWorld Federalist Movement – Canada · January 2019

  by Urs Thomas

  Foreign Affairs elevates ‘Tech World’ and ‘Warming World’ as autonomous IR approaches. The journal’s anthology highlights emerging challenges in technology and climate change.

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  Practical Ideas for UN Reform

  WFM –⁠ CanadaWorld Federalist Movement – Canada · July 2018

  by John Trent

  Fairer funding, a revived Responsibility to Protect, a more representative Security Council, weighted voting and a standing peace service would renew the UN. Getting there takes a public movement, and the 75th anniversary in 2020 is a chance.

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  European Federalism: objectives for the near future and collaboration with the WFM

  WFM –⁠ CanadaWorld Federalist Movement – Canada · July 2018

  by Pilar Llorente Ruiz de Azua

  National vetoes still hold the EU back from a fiscal union, a humane common asylum policy and a stronger defence. A constitutional convention could remove them, and European federalists should back a UN Parliamentary Assembly alongside world federalists.

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  World Federalist Reading (December 2017)

  WFM –⁠ CanadaWorld Federalist Movement – Canada · January 2018

  Four books explore UN reform, global peace through law, federalism as a political theory, and war crimes prosecution. The selections highlight key themes in global governance and world federalism.

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  Our planet needs a strong government (December 2017)

  WFM –⁠ CanadaWorld Federalist Movement – Canada · January 2018

  by Dominique de Buman

  Summits like the G20 and COP21 achieve little because they rest on the sovereign will of states with no enforcement. Only a UN turned into a true world government, with real power and armed forces, and no Security Council veto, can protect the planet.

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  Migration, refugees and the need for global governance reforms (December 2017)

  WFM –⁠ CanadaWorld Federalist Movement – Canada · January 2018

  by Lloyd Axworthy

  With more than 65 million people displaced, the post-war refugee system, funded by donor pledges and resting on outdated conventions, no longer works. Ten neighbouring countries host 90% of refugees, and a stronger multilateralism is needed to share the burden.

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  Binding UNGA Decisions Without Charter Amendment (June 2017)

  WFM –⁠ CanadaWorld Federalist Movement – Canada · July 2017

  The article proposes binding GA resolutions without Charter amendment. It argues for a weighted voting formula to enhance enforceability.

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  The Globalization of Anti-Globalization

  WFM –⁠ CanadaWorld Federalist Movement – Canada · December 2016

  Simon Rosenblum argues for global regulation of trade to prevent unfair labor practices. He highlights the consequences of unchecked globalization and the rise of hyper-globalization.

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  Sustainable Common Security

  WFM –⁠ CanadaWorld Federalist Movement – Canada · December 2016

  H. Peter Langille proposes “sustainable common security” as an umbrella joining common security with long-term attention to root causes, backed by a revitalized UN, a UN Emergency Peace Service and a movement of movements.

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  Charting the UN’s Future

  WFM –⁠ CanadaWorld Federalist Movement – Canada · December 2016

  The UN faces structural challenges and outdated principles. Canada’s approach to reforming the Organization is central to global governance debates.