Volume 2 Issue 6 Part 1

Onwards! Reinforcing Democracy for the 21st Century

"Are there new instruments that we can incorporate into our democratic models that would bring us closer to these
desired outcomes?" ... Read more

Debugging Democracy

Democracy is not only about how people live. It’s also about what they live for—it’s about human dignity, self-esteem, meaningfulness, sense of fulfillment. It’s about values! ... Read more

Social Responsibility and Self-governance by the Scientific Community

"Scientific advances are most likely to arise, or are most easily promoted, when scientists from different disciplines are brought together and encouraged to free themselves from disciplinary constraints." ... Read more

Money, Markets and Social Power

Only when we have the intellectual honesty and courage to squarely confront the truth about money and markets can we hope to change the system. ... Read more

The Market Myth

"Our collective failure to see that the market is a contingent social construct gives rise to myths that treat the market as a fixed reality" ... Read more

Twelve Action Lines For a Better World

"Freedom without responsibility has its limits. In particular, focus should be on the equality of freedom." ... Read more

Relevance of Spiritual Principles for Resolving Social Problems

Conservative philosophies belong to the past and have no future. The future belongs to human-centered values ... Read more

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Relevance of Spiritual Principles for Resolving Social Problems Ashok Natarajan Get Full Text in PDF Abstract Society unknowingly follows the course of spiritual evolution. Spirituality is the quest for self-existent order and harmonious perfection. The evolution of society is driven by an irrepressible aspiration for the values that are the translation and embodiment of that order. The history of civilization is a record of its progressive emergence. Spirituality is... Read more	Twelve Action Lines For a Better World F. J. Radermacher Get Full Text in PDF Abstract This article describes a global governance system that—from the author’s point of view—would lead to sustainability and allow the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which have just been adopted at the UN level. Major elements are (1) the integration of existing international regimes in the area of the UN, WTO and the world financial... Read more
The Market Myth Tomas Björkman Get Full Text in PDF Abstract The Market can be understood as a self-organizing system that is constantly evolving. Like all social institutions, it is governed by principles and rules created by society, not by any universal laws of nature. If it does not work the way we want it to, we have the power and freedom to change its rules. However, prevailing notions about the market are veiled... Read more	Money, Markets and Social Power Garry Jacobs Get Full Text in PDF Abstract The future science of Economics must be human-centered, value-based, inclusive, global in scope and evolutionary in perspective. It needs to be fundamentally interdisciplinary to reflect the increasingly complex sectoral interconnections that characterize modern society. It must also be founded on transdisciplinary principles of social existence and human... Read more
Social Responsibility and Self-governance by the Scientific Community Momir Djurovic Get Full Text in PDF Abstract Over the past century there have been many profound scientific, technological, economic and social transformations. In the near future, the most dramatic breakthroughs will probably be achieved through combinations of various scientific disciplines, such as work cutting across physics, molecular biology, neurosciences, biotechnology, nanotechnology and... Read more	Debugging Democracy Alexander Likhotal Get Full Text in PDF Abstract Democracy was the most successful political idea of the 20th century. However since the beginning of the new century democracy has been clearly suffering from serious structural problems, rather than a few isolated ailments. Why has it run into trouble, can it be revived? In the consumption driven world people have started to be driven by the belief in economic... Read more
Onwards! Reinforcing Democracy for the 21st Century Ismail Serageldin Get Full Text in PDF Abstract Universal suffrage has been the primary goal of democratic evolution. Despite elections and other measures taken to ensure democratic rights, some desired outcomes such as equality and transparency are not being met. The current mode of our democratic system is archaic in addressing the world’s multifaceted global crises. So, there’s a dire need to incorporate... Read more	Inside this Issue The World Academy of Art & Science was founded in 1960 by eminent scientists confronting the profound policy implications and social consequences of science and technology. The threat of nuclear weapons to human security, which was uppermost at that time, still persists more than a half century later. But today fundamental questions regarding the role and social responsibility of science and... Read more