Title: World Citizenship
Subtitle: Origins, Obstacles, Prospects
Subject Classification:  Politics and Government, Law and Legal Ethics, Human Rights  
BIC Classification: JP, JPVH, LA
BISAC Classification: POL033000, SOC026000, PHI019000
Binding: Hardback, eBook
Publication date: 20 Aug 2025
ISBN (Hardback): 978-1-83711-469-6
ISBN (eBook): 978-1-83711-470-2

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Description

This book provides a unique overview of the phenomena of world citizenship, both through a detailed historical overview of how this ideal has been treated throughout the ages, and a contemporary take on how this elusive idea might become a reality in the modern world. It identifies practical, peaceful, and evolutionary ways to establish the legal status of world citizenship in a post-nation-state world, governed on the basis of world citizenship.

The work is divided into four main parts. Section one covers the main influences that could lead people into embracing world citizenship. Section two delves into how life evolves when one sees themselves as a world citizen and the concrete changes one may undertake with such worldviews. Section three then explores the broader notion of what it actually means to be a world citizen, the history of this notion and how to make it a reality in an era of declining democracy, rising authoritarianism and environmental catastrophe. The book ends by outlining where we need to go as a human species if we are to survive well into the distant future.

Biography

Author(s):  Scott Leckie is a writer, international human rights legal expert and founder of www.onenessworld.org, a global not-for-profit NGO dedicated to world citizenship and improved global governance.

Reviews

"Scott Leckie’s latest book World Citizenship does many things - not the least of which to call for the next step in our collective political evolution from nation-state-based citizenship to a planet of world citizens. His elucidation of not only why this is necessary but also how we can achieve this is novel, ground-breaking and visionary. The book’s core thesis confronts the multinational powers and authoritarian states that currently prey upon the poor and calls for a new and supremely logical system of global governance and law based on the shared attributes of the human race as a whole. This may appear to be a radical idea but if it is carefully pursued and then achieved, it may just save our planet. This book is a roadmap to saving millions of lives and healing the globe on which we all live. Read it and save the world."
- Skye Fitzgerald, 2x Academy® Award Nominee and World Citizen

"In a world increasingly interconnected yet divided by borders, Scott Leckie proposes a radical vision: world citizenship for all. This book challenges the entrenched system of nation-states, advocating for a unified political framework where every person, regardless of origin, has equal rights and a voice in decision-making. By transcending nationalism, Scott offers a path toward tackling climate change, inequality, and authoritarianism. The book is a call for a new global movement—one that empowers all people to shape a sustainable, equitable future."
- Reed Brody, Author, To Catch a Dictator

"For many years Scott Leckie has been working and fighting for human rights. His most important concern has oppressed people who had lost their homes. Without human beings such as him, these people would have had no chance to gain their rights. Respect and empathy are words which came into my mind thinking of his life-long battle against injustice. In these days when democracy is under fire from Trump to Erdogan and Netanyahu or even was destroyed like in Russia, Scott Leckie and his work give us some hope that there is still a possibility for change for the better. Open your mind. That’s all he is asking us. Let’s go for it!"
- Jürgen Walter, Former Green Party member of Parliament in the German State of Baden-Württemberg and former State Secretary of Culture.

"Scott Leckie has spent his career pushing the peripheral to the center of international attention especially in the field of human rights law. Now he seeks to do the same with the idea of world citizenship. May he succeed again!"
- Lobsang Sangay, Former President (Sikyong) of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile

"Scott Leckie’s new book World Citizenship outlines the type of world I and billions of others would like to live in; a world where all people in all places share the same citizenship, the same rights and the same opportunities on the same planet. This remarkable book is a timely call for action that should move all of us towards embracing the better future we all deserve."
- Preethi Nallu, Director, Report for the World