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Why is humanity failing to solve the climate crisis, to deal effectively with pandemics, to curb the power of multinational corporations and to create a more equal, just and sustainable world for everyone? This book, based on a series of video lectures on YouTube, provides an answer: it is because of the political division of the world into some two hundred separate nation states, each vying for its own interests, and with no-one looking at what is good for the world as a whole. The authors argue that the only way to solve global problems and to truly bring about global justice, is for everyone to come together in one, universal, global democratic system. This is a radical, inspiring and provocative book - a must-read for everyone who believes that a better world is needed.

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'This is a most timely publication as the world experiences a huge reverse in democracy and fragmentation. Instead it offers a pragmatic vision of a unified world based on global democracy and equal global citizenship. The book illuminates how political institutions function in the modern world and how this is inadequate. In particular, it provides us with stories of people who followed their vision and fought for a fair and democratic world. Motivating and inspiring!' -Gulnara Shahinian, founder of Democracy Today and former UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery 'This publication is a thought-provoking and timely contribution on why a democratic layer of government is needed at the global scale. There is no doubt that the current international system needs urgent reform to meet the ever growing threat to peace, security and social development.' -Livingstone Sewanyana, UN Independent Rapporteur on the Promotion of an Equitable and Democratic International Order 'Gilad and Freeman have produced forthright advocacy for democratic world federation in the 21st century. For major global problems beyond the capacity of national states to solve alone, democratic world federation is presented as the necessary and possible solution. They foresee pathways analogous to the historical origins of national democracies. A stirring book that is complemented by a series of YouTube videos for young audiences. The old ideal of a union of peoples to create a world of peace and justice still lives!' -Joseph Baratta, Em. Professor of History and Political Science, Worcester State University 'An enlightening and timely book given the global nature of today's challenges. One of the first books about world federalism to bring a feminist and post-colonial lens to global structures and processes. A great contribution to world federalist thought and action.' -Amy Oloo, Executive Director, World Federalist Movement 'This book is one of the most complete attempts at making the case for federalism and democracy at the global scale. From an appropriate diagnosis of current crises, the authors conclude that the global order needs drastic changes. Deep crisis used to provoke radical institutional innovations in the past, as the creation of the UN and the European Union have shown. Let's hope that this extraordinary book will provide good guidance in the coming years and for the long-term future of humanity.' -Fernando Iglesias, Co-President of the World Federalist Movement and Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Argentina 'I want my children to receive a world passport as global citizens. This book convincingly shows how that can become a reality.' -Tadashi Inuzuka, Co-President of the World Federalist Movement and former Senator in the House of Councilors of the Japanese Parliament 'This is an exciting book! It argues for nothing short of full democratic world federalism, and does so in a way that is nuanced and clear-eyed about the obstacles ahead and how they might be overcome. It is thorough and carefully argued, while also crisply written and accessible, excellent for classroom or reading group use. Best of all, it gives detailed biographical narratives on some of the crucial but understudied figures in the world government traditions, including Rosika Schwimmer, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Hideki Yukawa. Highly recommended.' -Luis Cabrera, Associate Professor of Political Science, Griffith University, Australia, Co-Convenor of the World Government Research Network 'Passionate advocacy to move us from an international to a truly global commons. A needed jolt of aspirational idealism, with faith in democratic governance at its heart.' -Manu Bhagavan, Professor of History, Human Rights, and Public Policy at Hunter College and the Graduate Center-CUNY

'This is a most timely publication as the world experiences a huge reverse in democracy and fragmentation. Instead it offers a pragmatic vision of a unified world based on global democracy and equal global citizenship. The book illuminates how political institutions function in the modern world and how this is inadequate. In particular, it provides us with stories of people who followed their vision and fought for a fair and democratic world. Motivating and inspiring!' -Gulnara Shahinian, founder of Democracy Today and former UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery 'This publication is a thought-provoking and timely contribution on why a democratic layer of government is needed at the global scale. There is no doubt that the current international system needs urgent reform to meet the ever growing threat to peace, security and social development.' -Livingstone Sewanyana, UN Independent Rapporteur on the Promotion of an Equitable and Democratic International Order 'Gilad and Freeman have produced forthright advocacy for democratic world federation in the 21st century. For major global problems beyond the capacity of national states to solve alone, democratic world federation is presented as the necessary and possible solution. They foresee pathways analogous to the historical origins of national democracies. A stirring book that is complemented by a series of YouTube videos for young audiences. The old ideal of a union of peoples to create a world of peace and justice still lives!'-Joseph Baratta, Em. Professor of History and Political Science, Worcester State University 'An enlightening and timely book given the global nature of today's challenges. One of the first books about world federalism to bring a feminist and post-colonial lens to global structures and processes. A great contribution to world federalist thought and action.'-Amy Oloo, Executive Director, World Federalist Movement 'This book is one of the most complete attempts at making the case for federalism and democracy at the global scale. From an appropriate diagnosis of current crises, the authors conclude that the global order needs drastic changes. Deep crisis used to provoke radical institutional innovations in the past, as the creation of the UN and the European Union have shown. Let's hope that this extraordinary book will provide good guidance in the coming years and for the long-term future of humanity.'-Fernando Iglesias, Co-President of the World Federalist Movement and Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Argentina 'I want my children to receive a world passport as global citizens. This book convincingly shows how that can become a reality.' -Tadashi Inuzuka, Co-President of the World Federalist Movement and former Senator in the House of Councilors of the Japanese Parliament 'This is an exciting book! It argues for nothing short of full demo-cratic world federalism, and does so in a way that is nuanced and clear-eyed about the obstacles ahead and how they might be over-come. It is thorough and carefully argued, while also crisply written and accessible, excellent for classroom or reading group use. Best of all, it gives detailed biographical narratives on some of the crucial but understudied figures in the world government traditions, in-cluding Rosika Schwimmer, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Hideki Yukawa. Highly recommended.' -Luis Cabrera, Associate Professor of Political Science, Griffith University, Australia, Co-Convenor of the World Government Research Network 'Passionate advocacy to move us from an international to a truly global commons. A needed jolt of aspirational idealism, with faith in democratic governance at its heart.'-Manu Bhagavan, Professor of History, Human Rights, and Public Policy at Hunter College and the Graduate Center-CUNY

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Oded Gilad is the Director of One World: Movement for Global Democracy. From 2014-2020 he was a member of the Council of the World Federalist Movement. He is a regular international speaker and has published several articles on global democracy and world federalism in the Federalist Debate, Eén Wereld, Fédéchoses, and on Open Democracy. Dena Freeman is the Deputy Director of One World: Movement for Global Democracy and an advisor of Democracy Without Borders. She has published widely on the topics on globalisation, development and democracy and is the author of several books, including most recently Can Globalization Succeed? (2020).

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