ABSTRACT
This chapter maps whether mankind has been able to position itself and promote its interests beyond what governments have done through intergovernmental organizations. It examines whether universalism could be a strong enough philosophy to make the world safer for the respect of human beings and the integrity of men and women. The chapter focuses on the efforts at self-organization with men and women all over the globe, enhancing a global community that could counteract the economic pressures as well as the political uncertainties of the world. It focuses on principles that reasonable people everywhere on the globe would tend to accept as the foundation for a global society. Social capital theory argues that social interaction in a society depends upon the availability of social trust. Societies with a high level of human development are characterized by numerous voluntary associations, domestic or international. L. Friedman analyzes globalization as the Internet society with its drive for improvement, prosperity, modernization, and innovation.
