Citizens in an interconnected and polycentric world :
Subtitle:
Global trends 2030
Volume, number, page:
174 p.
Year of Publication:
2012
Editor(s):
VASCONCELOS Álvaro de
Organization Name:
European Union Institute for Security Studies
Acronym:
EUISS
Publisher:
EUISS
City:
Paris
Country of Publication:
France
Full Date:
October 2011
ISBN or ISSN:
978-92-9198-199-1
Category:
Reports
Theme:
Technology
Country - European Union
Government
Academic
Civil Society
Cultural
Keyword(s):
Information Society
Civil Society
Society
Globalization
Knowledge-based economy
Sociology of knowledge and science
Sociology
International economy
Information and communication technology
Internet
Svoft Power
Transnational city networks
Networks
Foreign economy
Citizen Security
Geopolitics
Climate Change
Climate change policy
Social affairs
Migration
Demography
Population policy
Poverty
Global Governance
Global health
Global Environment
Gender politics
Citizenship
Cities
Women's issues
Democracy
Democratization
Political Science
Abstract:
The report identifies several global trends that will shape the world in 2030. They include: •• The empowerment of the individual, which may contribute to a growing sense of belonging to a single human community; •• Greater stress on sustainable development against a backdrop of greater resource scarcity and persistent poverty, compounded by the consequences of climate change; •• The emergence of a more polycentric world characterised by a shift of power away from states, and growing governance gaps as the mechanisms for inter-state relations fail to respond adequately to global public demands
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