Realising cosmopolitanism : the role of a world state

摘要: The central claim of this work is straightforward: if one endorses cosmopolitan principles distributive justice, then ought also to be a world statist. This not the generally held view. Institutionally, cosmopolitans have tended endorse – when they endorsed any particular institutions at all either modified and enhanced versions today's domestic state system, or ‘intermediary’ institutional constructs that are conceptualised as sitting apart from both system state. I aim demonstrate that, perspective, these inferior alternatives, make case for federal point such project confront moral theory with its radical implications, which proponents often ignored resisted. In making argument, after underlining conceptual empirical difficulties idea ‘cosmopolitan law’ without strong government, pay extended attention what has been described cosmopolitanism’s ‘solidarity problem’, recognises there currently little appetite among global population distributing resources otherwise changing behaviours practices so realise principles. consider three approaches problem: possibility principled transformation states; development sense community; an emphasis upon harnessing self-interested motivations. In each importance transcendence political integration. Thereafter, directly address various prescriptions, arguing in many respects less clearly distinguishable than their authors believe, where represents disadvantage respect realisation ends compared Finally, reject range common critiques itself, while emphasising fact function theory, rendering them unavailable theorists who my intended audience.