* As UN democratic legitimacy shattered – people take to the streets in 27 countries. 1000 Parliamentarians worldwide as well as UN Independent expert on the subject Alfred de Zayas
Activists in 54 cities in six continents take action for a global parliament Read More »
An interesting discussion last night about the idea of a world parliament. If democracy is a fundamental principle of how government should take decisions, which this website thinks it is,
Imagining global democracy Read More »
We have many global problems – from the wrecking of our life-supporting ecosystems to the failure to protect human rights, a lack of regulation of global markets and financial systems,
Democracy Without Borders – What Might This Look Like? (24 October 2013) Read More »
Organized by the Campaign for a UN Parliamentary Assembly in collaboration with the Union of European Federalists Hosted in the European Parliament in Brussels by the Members of the European
International Meeting on a UN Parliamentary Assembly 2013 (16-17 October 2013) Read More »
In the furore about reported failings in the National Health Service recently, Daniel Hannan MEP remarked that: Any organisation that is treated as being beyond reproach is bound in time
Any institution needs its critics Read More »
It was 100 years ago that suffragette campaigner Emily Davison ran among the horses at the Epsom Derby in protest that women did not have the right to vote. She
Emily Davison – a tribute Read More »
Wednesday, 27 June 2012, 18:30 until 20:00 LSE, Clement House 2.02, click here for a map Daniele Archibugi, Noam Chomsky, Richard Falk, David Held, Fernando Iglesias, Lucio Levi, Giacomo Marramao,
Manifesto for a global democracy (27 June 2012) Read More »
The World Bank needs a new manager. Robert Zoellick is leaving, so the search is on for a replacement. Tradition has it that the role is always filled by an
The next head of the World Bank Read More »
The answer to the question in the title of this talk is of course, yes, the time is right, but I think you would like to hear a little more
Is the time right for a new world order? Read More »
Based on a talk by Richard Laming at the OccupyLSX camp at St Paul’s Cathedral, 11 December 2011 Before talking about the issue of global democracy, I ought to say a
The case for global democracy Read More »