Global Policymaking

Erscheinungsjahr 2023
ISBN: 978-1-009-34496-8
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, Band 162, 280 Seiten, Format (B × H): 150 mm x 226 mm, Gewicht: 686 g

Reihe: Cambridge Studies in International Relations

This book analyzes the politics of global governance by looking at how global policymaking actually works. It provides a comprehensive theoretical and methodological framework which is systematically applied to the study of three global policies drawn from recent UN activities: the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals in 2015, the institutionalization of the Human Rights Council from 2005 onwards, and the ongoing promotion of the protection of civilians in peace operations. By unpacking the practices and the values that have prevailed in these three cases, the authors demonstrate how global policymaking forms a patchwork pervaded by improvisation and social conflict. They also show how global governance embodies a particular vision of the common good at the expense of alternative perspectives. The book will appeal to students and scholars of global governance, international organizations and global policy studies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pouliot, Vincent

Thérien, Jean-Philippe

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: the politics of global governance; 1. Global policymaking: from public goods to bricolage; 2. The making of global policies: analytical framework and methodology; 3. The sustainable development goals: planning without a blueprint; 4. The Human Rights Council: institution-building by doing; 5. The protection of civilians: policymaking by fits and starts; 6. Key Trends in the Making of Global Policies: A Comparative Synthesis; Conclusion: grasping the patchwork of global governance.

Über Autor(innen)

Pouliot, Vincent
Vincent Pouliot specializes in the study of global governance, specifically the politics of multilateral diplomacy, changing and hybrid practices, and global history. He has authored or co-edited six books with Cambridge University Press, including International Pecking Orders (2016), Diplomacy and the Making of World Politics (2015) and International Practices (2011).

Thérien, Jean-Philippe
Jean-Philippe Thérien's work focuses on international organizations and global governance. He has published widely on the United Nations, North-South relations, global ideologies and the inter-American system. He is the co-author of Left and Right in Global Politics (Cambridge, 2008), and co-editor of Summits and Regional Governance (2016).