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Global Governance

Global Governance

Recent events in Seattle, as well as the ultimate agreement in Montreal on the relevance of the principle of precaution (related to the protocol on biodiversity), show that time is ripe for a global and coherent approach aiming at the reform of the so-called "multilateral system". Different types of proposals have been made to reform this system. The Global Governance working group of the Alliance for a Responsible, Plural and United World aims at contributing to the debate by building a participatory network in order to issue proposals to be discussed. It might provide a common reference to a decentralised and concrete process of reform. As an intermediate step, the working group intends to contribute to the preparation of the "Millenium assembly", coupled with a "Millenium summit" within the frame of the United Nations general Assembly in September 2000.

15 participants of the global governance working group met near Paris on June 14-15, 2000. They discussed the second version of proposals, engaging themselvers to study the international regulations by sectors, and their present limitations, to go back up to the principals. The meeting was very fertile. The final version was written during the summer of 2001, and is available here. It was widely spread during the World Citizens Assembly (which gathered in Lille, France, in December 2001).

Below is the list of all the workgroup's referred Web sites
Why produce Proposal Papers? :: Forum for a new World Governance :: 24 September 2008 Establishing world governance that is not only responsible, plural and united but also legitimate and efficient could be seen, in the early 21st century, as utopian, an impossible objective. Nevertheless, world governance is essential and, regardless of the difficulties that citizens face and (...)	Essential Elements for the Proposal Papers :: Forum for a new World Governance :: 24 September 2008 The Format Proposal Papers are half way between a scholarly article and a book, about 30 to 50 pages in all. The suggestions given here should not be seen as a standardized layout for the Papers; they simply offer a basis for what should be included and what is, in our opinion, essential if (...)

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Principles of Governance for the Twenty-first Century

:: Articles ::

Founding principles :: September 2002 ::

16th Science and Culture Carrefour - Globalisation and its consequences: New paths towards global governance.Erik IZREALEWICZ (Institut Aspen France) - 16 October 1998Can a global society function durably without a global government? The current process of economic globalisation, which can be seen particularly in the recent increase in goods and capital trade, has revived this old question. It was the focus of the Carrefour des Sciences et de la Culture organised in Lyon from 14 to 16 October, 1998 by the European Commissions Forward Studies Unit in collaboration with the Institut Aspen (...)

Other Documents :: March 2002 ::

Global Universal Service, a Role for NGOsSeán O SIOCHRU (Videazimut) - 15 March 2005 Towards a Global Framework for Democratic MediaMarc RABOY (Videazimut) - 15 March 2005

Global Universal Service, a Role for NGOs
:: Seán O SIOCHRU :: September 2001 ::

Two currents dominate the global telecommunications agenda -and indeed media more generally- today, especially as far as public debate is concerned: liberalisation and the information society. They overlap, symbiotically, on a twin-theme running as follows: the information society looks to liberalisation to provide the driving force that will generate investment, stimulate innovations, and sweep aside the inertia of the ancien regime. The liberalisation process, on the other hand, looks to the information society to provide a "vision", or a legitimating ideology, that can simultaneously (...)

Towards a Global Framework for Democratic Media
:: Marc RABOY :: September 2001 ::

The worldwide development of an increasingly complex and interconnected media system has highlighted the need to begin thinking about a new global framework for media legislation and regulation. At the same time, by underscoring the importance of local media initiatives, it points to the need to maintain and enhance existing national policy frameworks. How can these two, apparently contradictory, thrusts be brought together in the interest of pursuing democratic goals for media? The key is to recognise the importance of parallel intervention at a multiplicity of levels, in a wide range of (...)

Applications to various fields of activity :: September 2001 ::

Biodiversity and Global Governance Bibliothèque d'Echange de Documentation et d'Expériences (BEDE) (Bibliothèque d'Echange de Documentation et d'Expériences (BEDE)) - 01 February 2000This document presents a summary of the several aspects of the political control exercised on living beings at different levels, from the local to the global level.FR147 ko, 17 pages Governance and the Water IssueMohamed Larbi BOUGUERRA (Alliance Eau Mondial) - 12 September 1999Governance and the Water IssueENFR52 ko, 10 pages46 ko, 10 pages77 ko, 10 pages36 ko, 7 pages Indicators and World GovernancePierre (...)

Other documents :: September 2001 ::

A Radical Change in Our Conception of Democracy and in Its PracticeArnaud Blin - 07 April 2003Proposal for a World Parliament for the Twenty-first Century Monthly Summary 5 (March 10 - April 7, 2003): Generating a Movement for World Democracy and a World Parliament. Some strategiesENFRES16 ko, 4 pages28 ko, 4 pages103 ko, 4 pages A World Governance Adapted to the Challenges of the Twenty-first Century - 25 May 2000There is general agreement on the serious shortcomings affecting international relations. As global unity becomes manifest, awareness of the vulnerability of humankind rises. (...)

The building of Europe: Some lessons for the future
:: Pierre Calame :: September 2001 ::

This document is drawn from a meeting that took place on March 5 1996 at the Charles-Léopold Mayer Foundation for Human Progress (FPH). Present were six key figures in the early days of European construction and this meeting offered them the first opportunity for forty years to get together to talk over their memories. Present too at the meeting was Pierre Calame of FPH. If we are looking for a reasonably democratic way of managing the world tomorrow, the solution lies in constituting a relatively small number of strong regional groups (less than ten) capable of both managing their own (...)

Processes and strategies for change :: September 2001 ::

From 'Westphalia' To 'Seattle': Long-Term Trends In Global GovernanceKimon Valaskakis, Kimon Valaskakis (Club of Athens) - 01 March 2000This paper argues that we are at a dangerous junction in human history where the institutions and mechanisms that we have set up to govern Planet Earth are in danger of collapsing. This threat is all the more disconcerting because we live in an era of unparalleled affluence and prosperity. What is missing is an updated global governance system to harness the great promise afforded by globalisation and technological change.EN124 ko, 21 pages The Search (...)

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