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December 15, 2011
Dr. Remigio Edgardo Ocenar
Dissertation Adviser
Re: Request for a Change of Topic
After my initial encounter with my previous topic – one year, six revisions, one
unsuccessful topic defense, with my previous adviser telling me to write a coffee
table book instead because I am bias with Marikina – I decided not to write
anymore anything about Marikina. Instead, I wish to pursue my original first
love when I enrolled in the DPA program: to write a dissertation about World
Government.
Attached is my initial draft proposal for your approval.
Thank you.
Respectfully your
Sofronio C. Dulay
Cell: 0917-5937333
Dissertation Topic:
Onward to World Government, a Study on the Evolving Concepts Related to the
Formation of World Government as observed in the World Wide Web and from
the Views of the Selected Faculty Members UP NCPAG
1. Statement of the Problems
A. There are evolving concepts related to the formation of the world government
that are appearing sporadically in the World Wide Web. To name some:
globalism, globalization, globalist, global government, world government, The
Globalist Manifesto, new world order, one world government, formation of world
government, illuminati, formation of global government, etc. These concepts
appear in different books, websites, blogs and internet forum. They are however
searchable through the leading search engines like Google, Yahoo and Alta
Vista. The authors or discussants of these concepts ranges from intellectuals,
academicians, enthusiasts and some are even delusional. With the voluminous
documents a available in the internet related to this topic (millions in fact in
Google Search), there is now a need to start putting these documents in an
academically familiar format such as a dissertation that can serve as one of the
references that could be made available for academician who wish to pursue
further studies under on any of the related topics. For instances, globalization
has been widely written under business topics, yet, it can be viewed as one of
the processes towards an eventual march to the formation of world government.
B. The concepts of a world government and other concepts related to it seem
to be out in the cold in the academic community. One proof of this is a casual
review of the library index in the University of the Philippines National College
of Public Administration and Governance (UP NCPAG) does not yield any entry
on world government. Some individuals, academicians specifically, may think of
the topics as delusional if not outright lunatic, yet there are articles in the World
Wide Web that points to a world future where there will be a world government.
If this topic may be important because it might concern the future of the world,
then, it could be a matter of necessity that these clusters of concepts be put in
the academic map to encourage systematic, focused and thorough studies about
the topic in the academic circle.
C. Based on the initial reviews in the World Wide Web, there are different
scenario, some of which are conflicting, as to the future of the world with a world
government. Every individual or groups advocating or opposing the formation of
world government has different shades of arguments and concepts. It will be very
helpful to attempt to come up with a discernable patterns and conclusions amidst
these hues of concepts and pronouncements.
D. There are different groups and individuals advocating or opposing the
formation of world government. They are so diverse on there ideas, approaches
and leanings that there is a need to come up with a way to classify or cluster
them based on political and ideological beliefs, on the use of force or diplomacy,
on their context, focus and location, etc. This is necessary in deducing evolving
patterns in the journey towards the formation of world government.
E. Different steps, processes, paradigms and procedures had been put forward
by different groups and individual that are somewhat involve in the march
towards the formation of world government. Out of this intellectual chaos, there is
a need to put some semblance of an attempt to come out with a framework that
may add wisdom or even further confusion to the present hiatus. Yet, the use of
proven frameworks in running modern organizations is a very tempting approach
in coming out with a framework in the pursuance of the formation of world
government. This could contribute to the leveling off of the thinking process on
both the advocates and the oppositions in the journey of the human civilization
towards a future where world government will become a necessity for the survival
of the human race.
2. Objectives of the Study
A. To be able to put together in an academic format the prevailing concepts
related to the formation of world government. These concepts are those found
prominently in the World Wide Web using the deep search method in Google,
Yahoo and Alta Vista, the principle being that, if the concept is not surfacing
enough in the global awareness, then, it is not within the priority of the emerging
global consciousness.
B. To make an attempt to put in the formal academic map the concept and
their related literature of the formation of world government. This attempt
could take effect by way of writing a dissertation about it by documenting the
present consciousness about it alongside with the actual take of the UP NCPAG
professor about the whole gamut of concepts surrounding it.
C. To put forward some observable patterns and conclusions from the study as
to the possibility or impossibility of the formation of world government.
D. To be able to propose a certain framework on how to analyze, plan and
decide for the formation of world government.
3. Significance of the Study
A. To the academe, this study will provide a fresh academic sub discipline: the
formation of world government and the concepts around it. This will open a new
academic horizon on looking at the future of the world and the human civilization.
This study could be part of traditional academic discipline like political science,
international relations, public administration and even management.
B. To the public, this study will provide another lens of looking at the world future,
aside from the historical and traditional way of viewing it.
C. To both the advocates and oppositions of the formation of world government,
this study will provide them an academically neutral readings, analysis and
framework that will connect them by way of providing a common platform that will
make them understand better the issues and related concepts in the formation
of world government. This will contribute to the leveling – off among advocates
and oppositions alike, in the formation of world government that eventually might
matter in the future when the world government might become a necessary
option for the survival of the human race.
D. To the world leaders and opinion makers, this study will provide them with
frameworked concepts, ideas and postulations that might help them understand
in a certain lens the future of the world and its inhabitants.
4. Framework of the Study: Classical Decision Making Approach
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