GLOBALIZATION AND THE EARTH CONSTITUTION KEY STAGES IN THE STRUGGLE FOR HUMAN LIBERATION
Journal Title: Journal of Globalization Studies - Year 2015, Vol 6, Issue 2
Abstract
Globalization characterizes a process inherent in the world system of sover-eign nations interlinked with capitalist economic relations from its early be-ginnings several centuries ago. It also names the recent manifestations of this process in which the world has reached new, unprecedented levels of economic integration and levels of decision-making (‘governance’) beyond that of nation-states, making the role of nations contested. Planetary crises developing everywhere have also made the future of this nation-state system and globalization themselves hotly debated. Both the promoters and detractors of the globalization process often ignore the emergence of scientifically grounded holism that took place throughout the twentieth century. This holism reveals that what has been globalized to date is a fragmented version of the early-modern paradigm and that there are vital aspects of planetary universality and unity that have been ignored. By drawing holism into the debate, the way opens for a transformation of our concept of ‘globalization’ that addresses our planetary crises and opens up a liberated and promising future for humanity. The Constitution for the Federation of Earth serves as a model and blueprint for this new transformative holism.
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Glen T. Martin
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