That is a huge challenge for political leadership and communication, but, if it is not met, democracy and globalization will be difficult to reconcile. How to conduct democratic debate with reference to these local, national, continental, and global levels, and to structure a political space that better reflects economic and social space, will be the great challenge of the decades ahead.
正如世界贸易组织总干事帕斯卡尔·拉米（Pascal Lamy）所说，不仅仅是必须将“地方”推向“全球”；依附在内的“地方”政治领域也必须融入到全球或者区域的大背景下。这对政治领导力和沟通交流都是极大的挑战，但如果无法应对这一点挑战的话，民主和全球化就难以协调一致。如何在提及这些地方，国家，洲和全球层面的情况下进行讨论，如何并构建一个更好地体现经济和社会空间的政治空间，都将成为未来数十年内的重大挑战。