World Citizenship: Origins, Obstacles, Prospects

By Scott Leckie

This book provides a unique overview of the phenomena of world citizenship, both through a detailed historical overview of how this ideal has been treated throughout the ages, and a contemporary take on how this elusive idea might become a reality in the modern world. It identifies practical, peaceful, and evolutionary ways to establish the legal status of world citizenship in a post-nation-state world, governed on the basis of world citizenship. The work is divided into four main parts. Section one covers the main influences that could lead people into embracing world citizenship. Section two delves into how life evolves when one sees themselves as a world citizen and the concrete changes one may undertake with such worldviews. Section three then explores the broader notion of what it actually means to be a world citizen, the history of this notion and how to make it a reality in an era of declining democracy, rising authoritarianism and environmental catastrophe. The book ends by outlining where we need to go as a human species if we are to survive well into the distant future.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1837114692
• ISBN13: 9781837114696
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Ethics International Press, Inc
• Length: 246 Pages