Democratic globalization or mundialization is a movement towards an institutional system of global democracy that would give world citizens a say in world organizations. This would, in their view, bypass nation-states, corporate oligopolies, ideological NGOs, cults and mafias. One of its most prolific proponents is the British political thinker David Held. In the last decade he published a dozen books regarding the spread of democracy from territorially defined nation states to a system of global governance that encapsulates the entire world. Globalization is a term used to describe the changes in societies and the world economy that are the result of dramatically increased trade and cultural exchange. ... A non-governmental organization (NGO) is an organization that is not part of a government and was not founded by states. ... Global governance refers to a system-wide structure that both allows and constrains the behavior of actors in interdependent relationships in the absence of an overarching political authority. ...

These proponents state that democratic globalization's purpose is to:

• expand globalization and make people closer and more united.
• have it reach all fields of activity and knowledge, not only the economic one, even if that one is crucial to develop the well-being of world citizens.
• give world citizens a democratic access (i.e., presidential votations for United Nations Secretary-General by citizens) and a say to those global activities.

Supporters of the democratic globalization movement draw a distinction between their movement and the one most popularly known as the 'anti-globalization' movement, claiming that their movement avoids ideological agenda about economics and social matters. Democratic globalization supporters state that the choice of political orientations should be left to the world citizens, via their participation in world democratic institutions and direct votations for world presidents (presidentialism). Some proponents in the "anti-globalization movement" do not necessarily disagree with this position. For example, George Monbiot, normally associated with the anti-globalization movement (who prefers the term Global Justice Movement) in his work Age of Consent has proposed similar democratic reforms of most major global institutions, suggesting direct democratic elections of such bodies by citizens, and suggests a form of "world government." Globalization (or globalisation) is a modern term used to describe the changes in societies and the world economy that result from dramatically increased international trade and cultural exchange. ... The well-being or quality of life of a population is an important concern in economics and political science. ... A world citizen (or citizen of the world) is a person who wishes to transcend the geopolitical divisiveness inherent in the national citizenships of the various sovereign states and countries. ... A world citizen (or citizen of the world) is a person who wishes to transcend the geopolitical divisiveness inherent in the national citizenships of the various sovereign states and countries. ... This article deals with democracy in general and its various forms. ... For the pop band, see Presidents of the United States of America. ... The Elections and Parties Series Democracy Representative democracy History of democracy Referenda Liberal democracy Representation Voting Voting systems Ideology Elections Elections by country Elections by calendar Politics Politics by country Political campaigns Political science Political philosophy Related topics Political parties Parties by country Parties by name Parties by ideology Ideologies... The United Nations Secretary-General is the head of the Secretariat, one of the principal divisions of the United Nations. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... A presidential system, or a congressional system, is a system of government of a republic where the executive branch is elected separately from the legislative. ... George Monbiot. ... Anti-WEF grafiti in Lausanne. ... A world government is a hypothetical entity consisting of a single level or a series of levels of government with authority encompassing the entire planet. ...

Democratic globalization, proponents claim, would be reached by creating democratic global institutions and changing international organizations (which are currently intergovernmental institutions controlled by the nation-states), into global ones controlled by votation by the citizens. The movement suggests to do it gradually by building a limited number of democratic global institutions in charge of a few crucial fields of common interest. Its long term goal is that these institutions federate later into a full-fledged democratic world government. ... An international organization (also called intergovernmental organization) is an organization of international scope or character. ... Intergovernmentalism is a method of decision-making in international organizations, where power is possessed by the member_states and decisions are made by unanimity. ...

And they propose the creation of world services, like world civil protection and prevention (from natural hazards) services. The overall objectives in the field of Civil Protection are to ensure better protection of people, the environment, property and cultural heritage in the event of major natural and technological disasters, including accidental marine pollution, chemical spills. ... This article lacks information on the importance of the subject matter. ...

See also

• Cosmopolitanism
• Federalism
• Global governance
• Internationalism (politics)
• Multilateralism
• National sovereignty
• Recursionism
• Supranationalism
• Federal World government
• Democratic peace theory

Cosmopolitanism pertains to wide international experience. ... Federalism is a system of government in which power is constitutionally divided between a central authority and constituent political units (like states or provinces). ... Global governance refers to a system-wide structure that both allows and constrains the behavior of actors in interdependent relationships in the absence of an overarching political authority. ... Internationalism is a political movement which advocates a greater economic and political cooperation between nations for the benefit of all. ... Multilateralism is an international relations term that refers to multiple countries working in concert. ... Sovereignty is the exclusive right to exercise supreme authority over a geographic region or group of people, such as a nation or a tribe. ... Recursionism means a variety of things to different people. ... Supranationalism is a method of decision-making in international organizations, where power is held by independent appointed officials or by representatives elected by the legislatures or people of the member states. ... The democratic peace theory or simply democratic peace (often DPT and sometimes democratic pacifism) is a theory in political science and philosophy which holds that democracies—specifically, liberal democracies—never or almost never go to war with one another. ...

External links

• Philosopher Tony Smith critique of Held
• Democratic globalization
• Civilocracy — Equality and diversity in global democracy.
• Committee for a Democratic UN Making the UN system more effective and democratic