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* This is one of the main points of the paradise-like Third Earth of DJ MacHale's ''[[Pendragon]]''.

* The first cycle of ''[[Perry Rhodan]]'', the third power feature as part of the plot the unification of Earth into a One World Order.

* In Peter F Hamilton's ''[[The ~~Nights~~ Dawn Trilogy]]'', Earth deliberately creates colonies of this sort by a process of "ethnic streaming", to avoid giving people obvious differences to fight over. This is realised after the first, multi-ethnic extra-solar colonies descend into anarchy. Earth itself has a unified government, GovCentral.

* In Peter F Hamilton's ''[[The Night's Dawn Trilogy]]'', Earth deliberately creates colonies of this sort by a process of "ethnic streaming", to avoid giving people obvious differences to fight over. This is realised after the first, multi-ethnic extra-solar colonies descend into anarchy. Earth itself has a unified government, GovCentral.

* In Dan Simmon's ''[[Hyperion]]'' books, the Hegemony of Man is a Multiple-World Order, with almost 250 planets under one government, all connected by millions of [[Portal Network|Farcaster portals]].

* The United Nations fulfiled this function (in ''Rocketship Galileo'' by [[Robert Heinlein]] peace is enforced by the guided rockets of the U.N. World Patrol, while ''The Ganymede Takeover'' by [[Philip K. Dick]] makes reference to the U.N. Army fighting the [[Alien Invasion]]) before they became synonymous with corruption, indecision and inefficiency. Of course, that in itself can be a useful trope, as seen in the contemporary Takeshi Kovacs novels by Richard Morgan, where a U.N Protectorate maintains its rule over the Earth colonies by propaganda, military force and subtle corruption.

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=== Tabletop Games ===

* The "New World Order" conspiracy theory is played both ways in the ''Dark•Matter'' campaign setting for ''[[D20 Modern]]'' (well, unless your GM modifies things) -- the conspiracy theorists are right in that the UN intends to unite humanity, and they are right in that black helicopters are used by the UN elite forces. It's the other bits that are mistaken: It is suggested that the UN's leadership would prefer this to be a ''democratic'' state, which is one reason why it has taken so long, the UN have solid, sensible reasons for thinking a human unification to be a Good, or at least Necessary, Thing, and they have Christians amongst the top ranks.

* The Tau Empire in ''[[Warhammer ~~40000~~]]'', though as their fluff is expanded, differences between Tau Septs are starting to appear.

* The Tau Empire in ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'', though as their fluff is expanded, differences between Tau Septs are starting to appear.

** This actually makes a measure of sense. The Tau homeworld was contentious and wartorn until the coming of the Ethereals and the firm establishment of the Caste system united them for the Greater Good. Then came a period of glorious victory and expansion. Now, they're butting up against the big boys and having to face against the horrors of alien races. This is the cause of most of their divisions.

* The Architects of the Flesh from ''[[Feng Shui]]'' have set up one of these in 2056, run by the Bureau of Tactical Management (or the Buro in short). The population is kept in line through powerful feng shui, though there are still pockets of resistance around the world. There's also one major area that is immune to the influence of Chi and where technology more advanced than ancient weapons just doesn't work, watched over by the Vikings.

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