Who governs the globe? /

"Academics and policy makers frequently discuss global governance but they treat governance as a structure or process, rarely considering who actually does the governing. This volume focuses on the agents of global governance: 'global governors'. The global policy arena is filled with...

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Other Authors: Avant, Deborah D. (Deborah Denise), 1958-, Finnemore, Martha, Sell, Susan K.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Series:Cambridge studies in international relations ; 114.
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Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: 1. Who governs the globe? Deborah D. Avant, Martha Finnemore and Susan K. Sell; Part I. Authority Dynamics and New Governors: 2. Who is running the international criminal justice system? Allison Danner and Erik Voeten; 3. The International Standards Organization as a global governor: a club theory approach Aseem Prakash and Matthew Potoski; 4. Corporations in zones of conflict: issues, actors and institutions Virginia Haufler; 5. International organization control under conditions of dual delegation: a transgovernmental politics approach Abraham Newman; 6. Constructing authority in the European Union Kathleen McNamara; Part II. Authority Dynamics and Governance Outcomes: 7. Packing heat: pro gun groups and the governance of small arms Clifford Bob; 8. Governing the global agenda: 'gatekeepers' and 'issue adoption' in transnational advocacy networks Charli Carpenter; 9. Outsourcing authority: how project contracts transform global governance networks Alexander Cooley; 10. When 'doing good' does not: the IMF and the millennium development goals Tamar Gutner; 11. The power of norms and the norms of power: who governs international electric and electronic technology? Tim Buthe; 12. 'Education for all' and the global governors Karen Mundy; 13. Conclusion: authority, legitimacy and accountability in global politics Deborah D. Avant, Martha Finnemore and Susan K. Sell.