Editing Democratic globalization (section)

==Proponents==
The concept of democratic globalization has supporters from all fields. Many of the campaigns and initiatives for global democracy, such as the UNPA campaign, list quotes by and names of their supporters on their websites.<ref>
UNPA Campaign "[http://en.unpacampaign.org/quotes/index.php Quotes]" and "[http://en.unpacampaign.org/appeal/support/ini_all_0.php list of featured supporters] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100903154706/http://en.unpacampaign.org/appeal/support/ini_all_0.php |date=2010-09-03 }}".</ref>

===Academics===
Some of the most prolific proponents are the [[United Kingdom|British]] political thinker [[David Held]] and the Italian political theorist [[Daniele Archibugi]].  In the last decade they published several books regarding the spread of democracy from territorially defined nation states to a system of [[global governance]] that encapsulates the entire planet. [[Richard Falk]] has developed the idea from an [[international law]] perspective, [[Ulrich Beck]] from a sociological approach and [[Jürgen Habermas]] has elaborate the normative principles.

===Politicians===
* In 2003, Bob Brown, the leader of the Australian Green Party, has tabled a move for global democracy in the Australian Senate: "I move: That the Senate supports global democracy based on the principle of 'one person, one vote, one value'; and supports the vision of a global parliament which empowers all the world's people equally to decide on matters of international significance."<ref>
The Senate of Australia "[http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22chamber%2Fhansards%2F2003-06-16%2F0073%22 GLOBAL DEMOCRACY AND GLOBAL PARLIAMENT]".</ref>
* [[Graham Watson]] (Former member of the European Parliament and former leader of the [[Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe]]) and [[Jo Leinen]] (Member of the European Parliament) are strong supporter of global democracy. They were among those presenting the "Brussels Declaration on Global Democracy" on February 23, 2010, at an event inside the European Parliament.<ref>
KDUN "[http://www.kdun.org/782/brussels-declaration-on-global-democracy/ Brussels Declaration on Global Democracy] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100606082234/http://www.kdun.org/782/brussels-declaration-on-global-democracy/ |date=2010-06-06 }}".</ref>
*The appeals of the campaign for a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly has already been endorsed by more than 700 parliamentarians from more than 90 countries.<ref>
UNPA Campaign "[http://en.unpacampaign.org/support/index.php Overview support]".</ref>

===List of prominent figures===
* [[Garry Davis]] (peace activist who created the first World Passport)
* [[Albert Einstein]] ("The moral authority of the UN would be considerable enhanced if the delegates were elected directly by the people")
* [[George Monbiot]] ("A world parliament allows the poor to speak for themselves")<ref>George Monbiot "[http://www.monbiot.com/2007/04/24/no-more-ventriloquists/ No More Ventriloquists]"</ref>
* [[Desmond Tutu]] ("We must strive for a global democracy, in which not only the rich and the powerful have a say, but which treats everyone, everywhere with dignity and respect")<ref>
GiveYourVote "[http://giveyourvote.org/supporters Supporter Statements] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100318054459/http://giveyourvote.org/supporters |date=2010-03-18 }}"</ref>
* [[Peter Ustinov]] (President of the World Federalist Movement from 1991 to 2004)
* [[Abhay Kumar|Abhay K]] ("The mass availability of internet-connected mobile phones paves the way for planetary consciousness and global democracy")<ref>Abhay K "[https://archive.today/20120707042630/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-21/edit-page/28367706_1_printing-press-number-of-mobile-phones-gutenberg/2 Birth Of Global Democracy]", [[The Times of India]], Jan 21, 2011</ref>