«World government»: concept, goals, interdisciplinary discourse
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.31558/2617-0248.2025.10.9Keywords:
«world government», power, state, global governance, world order, political goals, justiceAbstract
The article explores the concept of «world government» through the prism of its main goals. The works of philosophers, public figures and scientists from various fields of knowledge are analyzed. Four contexts of understanding «world government» are conditionally distinguished, important for modern research – historical and philosophical, economic, legal and political. The political goals of the «world government» are revealed: 1) World security and guarantee of peace: conflict prevention; management of world natural resources. 2. Global human equality: reduction of economic inequality; global control over calculation systems. 3. Unified global control over the development and use of technologies. 4. Ecological world security. To clarify the understanding of the concept of «world government», a teleological approach is applied. Based on the works of philosophers, economists, lawyers and politicians, it is shown that the term «world government» is mentioned in the context of world order, world governance, global governance. It is characterized as a supranational institution of power, a body of political power capable of governing all the peoples of the world. It is found that the concept of «world government» is used in relation to various forms of global governance, some international organizations and hypothetical models of a single power. The main goals of the "world government" are highlighted, which, according to supporters, indicate the need for its creation: reducing the number of conflicts; preventing crises in various areas; stable world order; lasting peace on the planet; preventing nuclear war; ensuring economic equality; economic stability; rational management of resources; fair distribution of resources; more effective response to unforeseen circumstances and uncontrolled development of technologies (artificial intelligence); effective functioning of international law; protection of human rights at the global level. Attention is focused on the need to study the arguments of critics of the need for the existence of a «world government».
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