Globalance: ethics handbook for a balanced world post-Covid
Geneva:
Globethics.net
(2020), 608 pp., index
ISBN 978-2-88931-367-9 (online); 978-2-88931-368-6 (print)
CC BY-NC-ND
"This book Globalance looks specifically at balancing values in global politics and global economics. Globalance9, the title and topic of this book, is the alternative to the disorder of the world. ‘Globalance’ was in fact my main underlying passion and vision during the last four decades of my life and work in academic research, as journalist, in global development cooperation and the Globethics.net foundation." (Introduction, p.24)
Contents
Introduction: My passion for a World of Dynamic Balance, 21
1 A Post-Covid World Order? 33
2 What is Globalance? 63
3 The Need for Globalance: Overcoming –isms and Empires, 79
4 Concepts of Globalance: Philosophical and Religious, 103
5 Values and Virtues for Globalance, 165
6 Ways of Transformation Towards Globalance, 197
7 Applied Domains of Globalance, 227
7A Global: Globalisation, 229
7.1 Globalisation, De-Globalisation, Fragmentation, 230
7.2 Global Value Frame: Sustainable Development Goals, 237
7B Planet: Technology, Environment, Health, 243
7.3 Cyber World: From Internet to Darknet, 244
7.4 Science and Technology, 257
7.5 Environment: Cultivate and Conserve the Earth, 267
7.6 Health: A Pandemic Shakes the World, 271
7C Economics: Systems, Agriculture, Business, Jobs, Finance, 282
7.7 Economic Systems: Capitalism, Socialism, Sustainism, 284
7.8 Agriculture: Still the Basis of Humanity, 296
7.9 Business: Integrated Stakeholder Relationships, 302
7.10 Work: Decent Work for all, 309
7.11 Financial Markets: Debts, Innovation, Stabilization, 317
7D Politics: Geopolitics, Nation States, Leadership, Religions, 335
7.12 Geopolitics: Easternisation of Values? 336
7.13 Superpowers: A New Quadri-Polar World? 348
7.14 International Politics: Sovereignty, Internat. Governance, 377
7.15 Military: Rearmament, Collective Security, Neutrality, 386
7.16 Forms of State: How to Execute and Share Power, 399
7.17 National Politics: Left, Right and Middle Parties, 412
7.18 Political Leadership: Integrity versus Dishonesty, 419
7.19 State: Relations to Religions, 441
7E Culture: Religions, Gender, Education, 461
7.20 Religion: Fundamentalism, Liberalism and Reform, 462
7.21 Relations: Individual, Family, State, 482
7.22 Culture: Identity and Innovation, 488
7.23 Gender: Women and Men, 495
7.24 Education: Empowerment and Integrity, 502
7.25 Media: Freedom and Fact Checkers, 513
7.26 Miracles: Supernatural and Natural, 523
7F People: Generation, Urbanisation, Migration, Civil Society, 531
7.27 Demography: Intergenerational Solidarity, 532
7.28 Urbanisation: Urban and Rural, 538
7.29 Migration and Mobility: International and Internal, 543
7.30 Civil Society: Empowered People, 551
8 Fundamentals: Death, Life, Love, 561
8.1 Death: Time from Chronos to Kairos, 562
8.2 Life: Life after Death and Happiness, 569
8.3 Love: Becoming Human, 579
9 Outlook: Globalance Post-Covid, 593
1 A Post-Covid World Order? 33
2 What is Globalance? 63
3 The Need for Globalance: Overcoming –isms and Empires, 79
4 Concepts of Globalance: Philosophical and Religious, 103
5 Values and Virtues for Globalance, 165
6 Ways of Transformation Towards Globalance, 197
7 Applied Domains of Globalance, 227
7A Global: Globalisation, 229
7.1 Globalisation, De-Globalisation, Fragmentation, 230
7.2 Global Value Frame: Sustainable Development Goals, 237
7B Planet: Technology, Environment, Health, 243
7.3 Cyber World: From Internet to Darknet, 244
7.4 Science and Technology, 257
7.5 Environment: Cultivate and Conserve the Earth, 267
7.6 Health: A Pandemic Shakes the World, 271
7C Economics: Systems, Agriculture, Business, Jobs, Finance, 282
7.7 Economic Systems: Capitalism, Socialism, Sustainism, 284
7.8 Agriculture: Still the Basis of Humanity, 296
7.9 Business: Integrated Stakeholder Relationships, 302
7.10 Work: Decent Work for all, 309
7.11 Financial Markets: Debts, Innovation, Stabilization, 317
7D Politics: Geopolitics, Nation States, Leadership, Religions, 335
7.12 Geopolitics: Easternisation of Values? 336
7.13 Superpowers: A New Quadri-Polar World? 348
7.14 International Politics: Sovereignty, Internat. Governance, 377
7.15 Military: Rearmament, Collective Security, Neutrality, 386
7.16 Forms of State: How to Execute and Share Power, 399
7.17 National Politics: Left, Right and Middle Parties, 412
7.18 Political Leadership: Integrity versus Dishonesty, 419
7.19 State: Relations to Religions, 441
7E Culture: Religions, Gender, Education, 461
7.20 Religion: Fundamentalism, Liberalism and Reform, 462
7.21 Relations: Individual, Family, State, 482
7.22 Culture: Identity and Innovation, 488
7.23 Gender: Women and Men, 495
7.24 Education: Empowerment and Integrity, 502
7.25 Media: Freedom and Fact Checkers, 513
7.26 Miracles: Supernatural and Natural, 523
7F People: Generation, Urbanisation, Migration, Civil Society, 531
7.27 Demography: Intergenerational Solidarity, 532
7.28 Urbanisation: Urban and Rural, 538
7.29 Migration and Mobility: International and Internal, 543
7.30 Civil Society: Empowered People, 551
8 Fundamentals: Death, Life, Love, 561
8.1 Death: Time from Chronos to Kairos, 562
8.2 Life: Life after Death and Happiness, 569
8.3 Love: Becoming Human, 579
9 Outlook: Globalance Post-Covid, 593
