TSC 7075 - Global Governance and Democratic World Federation

Humanity has long been plagued by wars, disease, famine and social injustice. In recent decades, these problems, along with new challenges such as climate change, terrorism, economic disruption, pandemics, and transnational organized crime, have become global in scale, posing serious threats to humankind. There have been three primary approaches advanced for nations to address these global concerns and best meet human needs -- as sovereign states working together; by creating institutions, policies, and confederations such as the United Nations; or by forming a democratic world federation. This course traces the history of these ideas, the movement toward global democracy, how our current world system may create or exacerbate these global problems, and several approaches to their solution. We will also critically assess these approaches and discuss current efforts to implement them. 3 credit(s)

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