Abstract
Wagar's paper is most welcome for reviving attention to the vital role that a transnational political party might play in global politics. I fully agree with Warren that globalization from above is the material reality that will, sooner or later, engender the self-organization of a countervailing "globalization from below," including the emergence of world parties. His vision is both utopian and "as radical as reality itself." While progressive transnational organizations like Greenpeace are well known, it is not widely recognized that there is a world party presently organized, the Transnational Radical Party (TRP), an outgrowth, or more like an appendage, of the Italian Radical Party.
Highlights
Wagar's paper is most we l come for reviving atten ti on t o th e vital ro l e that a transnationa l po li t ical par t y migh t p l ay i n g lo ba l po li t i cs
I nc l ud i ng the emergence of world pa rt i es. His visionis bo th utop i an and " as rad i cal as real i ty i tself ." Whi le progressive transnationa l organizations lik e Greenp e ace are we ll kn o wn, it i s not widely recogn iz ed that there i s a world party presently organ iz ed, the Transnat io na l Rad i ca l Party (TRP), an o utgr o wth, or more lik e an appendage, of the I ta li an Radica l Par ty
To pretend th a t a WP cou l d emerge i n a mode of pure conversion wi th o ut be i ng deep l y rooted i n nat i ona l ant i - s y stemic move ments i s idealist in a most anti -u t opian sense
Summary
Wagar's paper is most we l come for reviving atten ti on t o th e vital ro l e that a transnationa l po li t ical par t y migh t p l ay i n g lo ba l po li t i cs.
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