As a movement of world federalists, WFM has promoted federalism world wide and nationally throughout our history. The principle of federalism stipulates that some policy matters fall under the authority of the national or international government while others are placed under the authority of local governments.
WFM works closely with our Member Organizations and Associated Organizations in promoting federalism on a global level, as a system based on the principle of subsidiarity in which policy responsibility is shared between different levels of decision-makers. Our vision is that decisions must be taken at the lowest possible level, however, we recognize that some issues have to be dealt with globally. The current international structure gives too much power to national legislatures and not enough to local and international bodies.
Accordingly, in the spirit of federalism, WFM works on Promoting Federalism as an effort to educate individuals around the world about our mission and the efforts of world federalists everywhere.
WFM supports the strengthening of International Federalism in global institutions to ensure a collective effort for the common concern of peace, security and development while respecting and retaining the legitimate sovereign status of nation-states. We work to ensure that these structures remain democratic and just. In recent decades, more initiatives of Regional Federalism have occurred such as the European and African Union, and WFM supports the development of these regional federalist structures. Much of WFM's research on federalism is conducted and compiled by the Institute for Global Policy.
In this area:
Introduction to Federalism and Global Governance | International Federalism | Regional Federalism | Promoting Federalism
