Sieglinde Gstöhl
- Published in print:
- 2000
- Published Online:
- November 2003
- ISBN:
- 9780198297574
- eISBN:
- 9780191598982
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/0198297572.003.0003
- Subject:
- Political Science, European Union
This chapter presents a theoretical framework to analyse the interaction between ‘history-making’ and ‘everyday’ practices of integration in the EU. The framework, based on liberal ...
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This chapter presents a theoretical framework to analyse the interaction between ‘history-making’ and ‘everyday’ practices of integration in the EU. The framework, based on liberal intergovernmentalism and institutionalised international governance, was applied to the Amsterdam Treaty as a plausibility test. The framework provided insights on how future politics of ‘everyday integration’ may interact with the ‘grand bargain’ of the Treaty, including the consequences of the 2000 intergovernmental conference.Less
This chapter presents a theoretical framework to analyse the interaction between ‘history-making’ and ‘everyday’ practices of integration in the EU. The framework, based on liberal intergovernmentalism and institutionalised international governance, was applied to the Amsterdam Treaty as a plausibility test. The framework provided insights on how future politics of ‘everyday integration’ may interact with the ‘grand bargain’ of the Treaty, including the consequences of the 2000 intergovernmental conference.
Alec Stone Sweet, Wayne Sandholtz, and Neil Fligstein (eds)
- Published in print:
- 2001
- Published Online:
- April 2004
- ISBN:
- 9780199247967
- eISBN:
- 9780191601088
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/019924796X.001.0001
- Subject:
- Political Science, European Union
In 1950, a European political space existed, if only as a very primitive site of international governance. Now, at the beginning of the twenty-first century, the European Union governs in an ...
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In 1950, a European political space existed, if only as a very primitive site of international governance. Now, at the beginning of the twenty-first century, the European Union governs in an ever-growing number of policy domains. Increasingly dense networks of transnational actors representing electorates, member state governments, firms, and specialized interests operate in arenas that are best understood as supranational. At the same time, the capacity of European organizations – the European Central Bank, the European Commission, and the European Court of Justice – to make authoritative policy decisions has steadily expanded, profoundly transforming the very nature of the European polity. This book, a companion volume and extension to European Integration and Supranational Governance (which was published in 1998), offers readers a sophisticated theoretical account of this transformation, as well as original empirical research. Like the earlier book, it was basically funded by a grant from the University of California (Berkeley) Center for German and European Studies, with additional support from the University of California (Irvine) Center for Global Peace and Conflict Studies, and the Robert Schumann Centre for Advanced Study at the European University Institute, San Domenico di Fiesole (partly through the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs). The authors, a small group of social scientists, collaborated for three years and met in four workshops, with penultimate versions of the papers presented at the final conference (at the Schumann Centre) forming the chapters of the book. The editors elaborate an innovative synthesis of institutionalist theory that contributors use to explain the sources and consequences of the emergence and institutionalization of European political arenas. Some chapters examine the evolution of integration and supranational governance across time and policy domain. Others recount more discrete episodes, including the development of women’s rights, the judicial review of administrative acts, a stable system of interest group representation, and enhanced cooperation in foreign policy and security; the creation of the European Central Bank; the emergence of new policy competences, such as for policing and immigration; and the multi-dimensional impact of European policies on national modes of governance.Less
In 1950, a European political space existed, if only as a very primitive site of international governance. Now, at the beginning of the twenty-first century, the European Union governs in an ever-growing number of policy domains. Increasingly dense networks of transnational actors representing electorates, member state governments, firms, and specialized interests operate in arenas that are best understood as supranational. At the same time, the capacity of European organizations – the European Central Bank, the European Commission, and the European Court of Justice – to make authoritative policy decisions has steadily expanded, profoundly transforming the very nature of the European polity. This book, a companion volume and extension to European Integration and Supranational Governance (which was published in 1998), offers readers a sophisticated theoretical account of this transformation, as well as original empirical research. Like the earlier book, it was basically funded by a grant from the University of California (Berkeley) Center for German and European Studies, with additional support from the University of California (Irvine) Center for Global Peace and Conflict Studies, and the Robert Schumann Centre for Advanced Study at the European University Institute, San Domenico di Fiesole (partly through the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs). The authors, a small group of social scientists, collaborated for three years and met in four workshops, with penultimate versions of the papers presented at the final conference (at the Schumann Centre) forming the chapters of the book. The editors elaborate an innovative synthesis of institutionalist theory that contributors use to explain the sources and consequences of the emergence and institutionalization of European political arenas. Some chapters examine the evolution of integration and supranational governance across time and policy domain. Others recount more discrete episodes, including the development of women’s rights, the judicial review of administrative acts, a stable system of interest group representation, and enhanced cooperation in foreign policy and security; the creation of the European Central Bank; the emergence of new policy competences, such as for policing and immigration; and the multi-dimensional impact of European policies on national modes of governance.
Andrew Lang
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- January 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780199592647
- eISBN:
- 9780191731396
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199592647.001.0001
- Subject:
- Law, Public International Law
The rise of economic liberalism in the latter stages of the 20th century coincided with a fundamental transformation of international economic governance, especially through the law of the World ...
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The rise of economic liberalism in the latter stages of the 20th century coincided with a fundamental transformation of international economic governance, especially through the law of the World Trade Organization. This book provides a new account of this transformation, and considers its enduring implications for international law. Against the commonly-held idea that ‘neoliberal’ policy prescriptions were encoded into WTO law, the book argues that the last decades of the 20th century saw a reinvention of the international trade regime, and a reconstitution of its internal structures of knowledge. In addition, the book explores the way that resistance to economic liberalism was expressed and articulated over the same period in other areas of international law, most prominently international human rights law. It considers the promise and limitations of this form of ‘inter-regime’ contestation, arguing that measures to ensure greater collaboration and cooperation between regimes may fail in their objectives if they are not accompanied by a simultaneous destabilization of each regime's structures of knowledge and characteristic features. With that in mind, the book contributes to a full and productive contestation of the nature and purpose of global economic governance.Less
The rise of economic liberalism in the latter stages of the 20th century coincided with a fundamental transformation of international economic governance, especially through the law of the World Trade Organization. This book provides a new account of this transformation, and considers its enduring implications for international law. Against the commonly-held idea that ‘neoliberal’ policy prescriptions were encoded into WTO law, the book argues that the last decades of the 20th century saw a reinvention of the international trade regime, and a reconstitution of its internal structures of knowledge. In addition, the book explores the way that resistance to economic liberalism was expressed and articulated over the same period in other areas of international law, most prominently international human rights law. It considers the promise and limitations of this form of ‘inter-regime’ contestation, arguing that measures to ensure greater collaboration and cooperation between regimes may fail in their objectives if they are not accompanied by a simultaneous destabilization of each regime's structures of knowledge and characteristic features. With that in mind, the book contributes to a full and productive contestation of the nature and purpose of global economic governance.
Christian Walter
- Published in print:
- 2007
- Published Online:
- January 2009
- ISBN:
- 9780199231942
- eISBN:
- 9780191716140
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199231942.003.0009
- Subject:
- Law, Public International Law
This chapter explores the utility of the concept of constitutionalism as a perspective to study and understand the changing nature of the relationship between international and national law. It ...
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This chapter explores the utility of the concept of constitutionalism as a perspective to study and understand the changing nature of the relationship between international and national law. It develops a critical point of view towards two alternative concepts: the first concerns the description of ‘international governance’ from the perspective of a network structure; the second concerns models of legal pluralism. It suggests a re-conceptualization of international law by shifting from actor-centrism to subject-matter-orientation, which can be currently witnessed in international law in general. Finally, the chapter sketches a model in which processes of constitutionalization on different levels may be analyzed and taken into account in order to develop an inclusive international law. It argues that ‘constitutionalization of international law’ has to be seen as a deliberative process in which new forms of hierarchies are gradually being developed.Less
This chapter explores the utility of the concept of constitutionalism as a perspective to study and understand the changing nature of the relationship between international and national law. It develops a critical point of view towards two alternative concepts: the first concerns the description of ‘international governance’ from the perspective of a network structure; the second concerns models of legal pluralism. It suggests a re-conceptualization of international law by shifting from actor-centrism to subject-matter-orientation, which can be currently witnessed in international law in general. Finally, the chapter sketches a model in which processes of constitutionalization on different levels may be analyzed and taken into account in order to develop an inclusive international law. It argues that ‘constitutionalization of international law’ has to be seen as a deliberative process in which new forms of hierarchies are gradually being developed.
Marcel Brus
- Published in print:
- 2002
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780199245383
- eISBN:
- 9780191697456
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199245383.003.0001
- Subject:
- Law, Public International Law
This chapter begins with a discussion of the national sovereign state and international law. It then presents a definition of international governance: the process by which the international ...
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This chapter begins with a discussion of the national sovereign state and international law. It then presents a definition of international governance: the process by which the international community on the basis of shared values and interests collectively manages resources, issues, and conflicts in a world that is increasingly a ‘global neighbourhood’. An overview of the subsequent chapters is presented.Less
This chapter begins with a discussion of the national sovereign state and international law. It then presents a definition of international governance: the process by which the international community on the basis of shared values and interests collectively manages resources, issues, and conflicts in a world that is increasingly a ‘global neighbourhood’. An overview of the subsequent chapters is presented.
Jeff Waincymer
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- February 2010
- ISBN:
- 9780199578184
- eISBN:
- 9780191722561
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199578184.003.0013
- Subject:
- Law, Human Rights and Immigration, Public International Law
This chapter concentrates on the protection of property rights through expropriation norms and the way the articulation and adjudication of these may impact upon human rights goals. The purpose of ...
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This chapter concentrates on the protection of property rights through expropriation norms and the way the articulation and adjudication of these may impact upon human rights goals. The purpose of this chapter is two-fold: firstly to consider whether anti-expropriation norms are a barrier to human rights promotion through their content, application, or even the regulatory chill effects that might flow from expansive indirect takings norms; and secondly, to consider to what extent the development of comprehensive and balanced tests at the interface of potentially conflicting international governance regimes places great responsibility on adjudicators to expand upon the more open-ended norms that typically arise from treaty negotiations. A subsidiary question is whether the traditionally private field of international arbitration is as well suited to perform this function as a more permanent body such as the Appellate Body of the WTO or a body with broad public international law expertise such as the International Court of Justice.Less
This chapter concentrates on the protection of property rights through expropriation norms and the way the articulation and adjudication of these may impact upon human rights goals. The purpose of this chapter is two-fold: firstly to consider whether anti-expropriation norms are a barrier to human rights promotion through their content, application, or even the regulatory chill effects that might flow from expansive indirect takings norms; and secondly, to consider to what extent the development of comprehensive and balanced tests at the interface of potentially conflicting international governance regimes places great responsibility on adjudicators to expand upon the more open-ended norms that typically arise from treaty negotiations. A subsidiary question is whether the traditionally private field of international arbitration is as well suited to perform this function as a more permanent body such as the Appellate Body of the WTO or a body with broad public international law expertise such as the International Court of Justice.
Oliver P. Richmond and Jason Franks
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780748638765
- eISBN:
- 9780748652761
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Edinburgh University Press
- DOI:
- 10.3366/edinburgh/9780748638765.003.0004
- Subject:
- Political Science, International Relations and Politics
This chapter examines how the liberal project, even on the scale and depth employed by the international governance of Kosovo, is susceptible to local co-option, particularly where one group can ...
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This chapter examines how the liberal project, even on the scale and depth employed by the international governance of Kosovo, is susceptible to local co-option, particularly where one group can adopt the language of the liberal peace and has strong support from, and credibility in the eyes of, the international community. This has led to a focus on achieving statehood for Kosovan Albanians, the marginalization of other identity groups and their agendas (most vocally Kosovo's Serbs), and consequently the undermining of the pluralist goals of peacebuilding with the implicit cooperation of liberal peacebuilders. Given Serb opposition to statehood for Kosovo, there is a danger that liberal peacebuilding has encouraged the partition of Kosovo rather than created a pluralist polity, as it has already contributed to the emergence of a highly contested declaration of independence.Less
This chapter examines how the liberal project, even on the scale and depth employed by the international governance of Kosovo, is susceptible to local co-option, particularly where one group can adopt the language of the liberal peace and has strong support from, and credibility in the eyes of, the international community. This has led to a focus on achieving statehood for Kosovan Albanians, the marginalization of other identity groups and their agendas (most vocally Kosovo's Serbs), and consequently the undermining of the pluralist goals of peacebuilding with the implicit cooperation of liberal peacebuilders. Given Serb opposition to statehood for Kosovo, there is a danger that liberal peacebuilding has encouraged the partition of Kosovo rather than created a pluralist polity, as it has already contributed to the emergence of a highly contested declaration of independence.
Sebastian Oberthür and Thomas Gehring
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- August 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780262015912
- eISBN:
- 9780262298346
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- The MIT Press
- DOI:
- 10.7551/mitpress/9780262015912.003.0002
- Subject:
- Political Science, Environmental Politics
This chapter discusses international institutions’ horizontal interplay studies conducted to better understand institutional interaction. Driving forces/mechanisms of institutional interplay are ...
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This chapter discusses international institutions’ horizontal interplay studies conducted to better understand institutional interaction. Driving forces/mechanisms of institutional interplay are examined along with principal strategies used for studying institutional interaction by scholars. The collective action approach used for the study of international governance institutions is compared with the social practices approach, providing the perspective of both the studies on international governance institutions. Institutional interaction research implications for policymaking are discussed, with emphasis on reforming institutional interaction political management and international environmental governance. Institutional interaction research progress identifies interplay management and institutional complexes as priority areas of research.Less
This chapter discusses international institutions’ horizontal interplay studies conducted to better understand institutional interaction. Driving forces/mechanisms of institutional interplay are examined along with principal strategies used for studying institutional interaction by scholars. The collective action approach used for the study of international governance institutions is compared with the social practices approach, providing the perspective of both the studies on international governance institutions. Institutional interaction research implications for policymaking are discussed, with emphasis on reforming institutional interaction political management and international environmental governance. Institutional interaction research progress identifies interplay management and institutional complexes as priority areas of research.
Ruth V. Aguilera, Luiz Ricardo Kabbach de Castro, Jun Ho Lee, and Jihae You
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- September 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780199694761
- eISBN:
- 9780191741289
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199694761.003.0014
- Subject:
- Business and Management, Organization Studies
The turning of the twenty-first century has been marked by reforms in corporate governance practices around the world. Prevalent ways of doing business are changing with increasing demands for ...
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The turning of the twenty-first century has been marked by reforms in corporate governance practices around the world. Prevalent ways of doing business are changing with increasing demands for corporate transparency and accountability, shifts in ownership control, empowerment of new types of owner, and so on. Countries and firms have adapted their corporate governance policies and practices accordingly. This chapter explores the current patterns of the ownership structure of publicly listed firms in six emerging countries: Brazil, Chile, South Korea, Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland in the beginning of the twenty-first century, and compare our data with existing research from the 1990s. The chapter concludes that, although concentration of corporate shareholdings continues to be a common denominator among these emerging countries, the processes and structures controlling firms are remarkably different.Less
The turning of the twenty-first century has been marked by reforms in corporate governance practices around the world. Prevalent ways of doing business are changing with increasing demands for corporate transparency and accountability, shifts in ownership control, empowerment of new types of owner, and so on. Countries and firms have adapted their corporate governance policies and practices accordingly. This chapter explores the current patterns of the ownership structure of publicly listed firms in six emerging countries: Brazil, Chile, South Korea, Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland in the beginning of the twenty-first century, and compare our data with existing research from the 1990s. The chapter concludes that, although concentration of corporate shareholdings continues to be a common denominator among these emerging countries, the processes and structures controlling firms are remarkably different.
Sebastian Oberthür and Olav Schram Stokke
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- August 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780262015912
- eISBN:
- 9780262298346
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- The MIT Press
- DOI:
- 10.7551/mitpress/9780262015912.003.0012
- Subject:
- Political Science, Environmental Politics
Interplay management and institutional complexes, the two basic themes associated with institutional interaction research, have been analyzed in this book. This chapter presents the cases related to ...
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Interplay management and institutional complexes, the two basic themes associated with institutional interaction research, have been analyzed in this book. This chapter presents the cases related to international environmental governance that will help to conduct future research in this field. There is a lack of centralization and cross-institutional coordination in efforts that are being made for increasing synergies, avoiding conflict, and maximizing global environmental governance through interplay management. Interplay management structures have failed to play the desired role in developing cross-institutional relations. The chapter focuses on the role of political will, which is more important and evident than institutional design in shaping and strengthening environmental policy integration in institutional complexes.Less
Interplay management and institutional complexes, the two basic themes associated with institutional interaction research, have been analyzed in this book. This chapter presents the cases related to international environmental governance that will help to conduct future research in this field. There is a lack of centralization and cross-institutional coordination in efforts that are being made for increasing synergies, avoiding conflict, and maximizing global environmental governance through interplay management. Interplay management structures have failed to play the desired role in developing cross-institutional relations. The chapter focuses on the role of political will, which is more important and evident than institutional design in shaping and strengthening environmental policy integration in institutional complexes.
Ellen Kuhlmann and Mike Saks
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9781861349569
- eISBN:
- 9781447303251
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781861349569.003.0001
- Subject:
- Public Health and Epidemiology, Public Health
Across many countries, professional governance is under the spotlight of health policy makers and subject to public debate. This book provides new data and geopolitical perspectives in the debate ...
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Across many countries, professional governance is under the spotlight of health policy makers and subject to public debate. This book provides new data and geopolitical perspectives in the debate over how to govern healthcare. It sets out to highlight new international directions and the significance of national contexts for the changing health workforce based on complex sets of cultural and institutional regulatory patterns. One central goal of the new health policies that are emerging is accountability and control of professionals, which in turn calls for tighter regulation and new forms of professional development. This chapter describes the changing context of professional governance, researching the changing international governance in healthcare, new health policies remaking state-professions-citizens relationships, professional development and the structure of the book.Less
Across many countries, professional governance is under the spotlight of health policy makers and subject to public debate. This book provides new data and geopolitical perspectives in the debate over how to govern healthcare. It sets out to highlight new international directions and the significance of national contexts for the changing health workforce based on complex sets of cultural and institutional regulatory patterns. One central goal of the new health policies that are emerging is accountability and control of professionals, which in turn calls for tighter regulation and new forms of professional development. This chapter describes the changing context of professional governance, researching the changing international governance in healthcare, new health policies remaking state-professions-citizens relationships, professional development and the structure of the book.
Sarah Joseph
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- September 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780199565894
- eISBN:
- 9780191728693
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199565894.003.0011
- Subject:
- Law, Public International Law, Human Rights and Immigration
This chapter begins with a summary of discussions in the preceding chapters. It then discusses free trade fundamentalism, the purported ‘neatness’ of free trade rules, global free trade, and the ...
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This chapter begins with a summary of discussions in the preceding chapters. It then discusses free trade fundamentalism, the purported ‘neatness’ of free trade rules, global free trade, and the current imbalance in international governance. It is argued that from a human rights point of view, there are problems with both the WTO's processes and some of its substantive rules. Regarding the latter, problems arise with regard to their interpretation and their chilling effect in the absence of authoritative interpretation. The WTO's mission of promoting free trade and intellectual property rights should take more account of countervailing rights beyond those of foreign traders and intellectual property rights holders, the marked differences between States, and problems within the agricultural arena. Clearly, this book ultimately calls for major changes to the thinking which currently dominates the WTO.Less
This chapter begins with a summary of discussions in the preceding chapters. It then discusses free trade fundamentalism, the purported ‘neatness’ of free trade rules, global free trade, and the current imbalance in international governance. It is argued that from a human rights point of view, there are problems with both the WTO's processes and some of its substantive rules. Regarding the latter, problems arise with regard to their interpretation and their chilling effect in the absence of authoritative interpretation. The WTO's mission of promoting free trade and intellectual property rights should take more account of countervailing rights beyond those of foreign traders and intellectual property rights holders, the marked differences between States, and problems within the agricultural arena. Clearly, this book ultimately calls for major changes to the thinking which currently dominates the WTO.
Henk Addink
- Published in print:
- 2019
- Published Online:
- May 2019
- ISBN:
- 9780198841159
- eISBN:
- 9780191876653
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780198841159.003.0003
- Subject:
- Law, Constitutional and Administrative Law
There are different levels on which the concept and the principles of good governance have been developed: national, regional, and international. On the national level there are the developments of ...
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There are different levels on which the concept and the principles of good governance have been developed: national, regional, and international. On the national level there are the developments of prevention maladministration but also from the regional and the international level there are injections—by harmonization and cooperation between the national governments—for these concepts and principles of good governance on the national level. Where on the national level the original concept of the rule of law was developed to protect the citizens, the concept of democracy made it necessary to provide more influence from the citizens. That was also because of the important realization of social and political rights and the more important active role of the government. In addition to the classical principles, more attention was also given to effectiveness and accountability of governmental institutions. Because of the fragmentation of administrative law there was also more attention given to the development of general administrative law acts on a national level. There were several initiatives of codes for good governance and good administration. There was the development of the regionalization of administrative law. And, especially on an international level, the international institutions were more and more focused on good governance.Less
There are different levels on which the concept and the principles of good governance have been developed: national, regional, and international. On the national level there are the developments of prevention maladministration but also from the regional and the international level there are injections—by harmonization and cooperation between the national governments—for these concepts and principles of good governance on the national level. Where on the national level the original concept of the rule of law was developed to protect the citizens, the concept of democracy made it necessary to provide more influence from the citizens. That was also because of the important realization of social and political rights and the more important active role of the government. In addition to the classical principles, more attention was also given to effectiveness and accountability of governmental institutions. Because of the fragmentation of administrative law there was also more attention given to the development of general administrative law acts on a national level. There were several initiatives of codes for good governance and good administration. There was the development of the regionalization of administrative law. And, especially on an international level, the international institutions were more and more focused on good governance.
Oliver P. Richmond and Jason Franks
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780748638765
- eISBN:
- 9780748652761
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Edinburgh University Press
- DOI:
- 10.3366/edinburgh/9780748638765.003.0002
- Subject:
- Political Science, International Relations and Politics
This chapter examines the effect of the Dayton Peace Accords by unpacking the components of liberal peacebuilding in Bosnia and questioning if the current situation is the result of a failure of ...
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This chapter examines the effect of the Dayton Peace Accords by unpacking the components of liberal peacebuilding in Bosnia and questioning if the current situation is the result of a failure of liberal peace praxis. In particular, it explores the nature of the relationship between international (sovereign) governance, the national/local political leadership, and the Bosnian peoples, which is the site of a clear disconnect, if not a continuing struggle. It shows how this lack of cooperation is derailing liberal peacebuilding and the construction of a multi-ethnic and democratic state in Bosnia. The resultant political stalemate between nationalist groups, particularly in parliament, has led to a stagnation of the liberal statebuilding process. The result may see Bosnia left to fester in a virtual form of liberal peace with the causes of the conflict left unresolved amidst a chronic socio-economic crisis and a fragile security situation.Less
This chapter examines the effect of the Dayton Peace Accords by unpacking the components of liberal peacebuilding in Bosnia and questioning if the current situation is the result of a failure of liberal peace praxis. In particular, it explores the nature of the relationship between international (sovereign) governance, the national/local political leadership, and the Bosnian peoples, which is the site of a clear disconnect, if not a continuing struggle. It shows how this lack of cooperation is derailing liberal peacebuilding and the construction of a multi-ethnic and democratic state in Bosnia. The resultant political stalemate between nationalist groups, particularly in parliament, has led to a stagnation of the liberal statebuilding process. The result may see Bosnia left to fester in a virtual form of liberal peace with the causes of the conflict left unresolved amidst a chronic socio-economic crisis and a fragile security situation.
Wil Burns and Simon Nicholson
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- September 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780262034364
- eISBN:
- 9780262332132
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- The MIT Press
- DOI:
- 10.7551/mitpress/9780262034364.003.0014
- Subject:
- Environmental Science, Environmental Studies
Climate engineering or "geoengineering" is an umbrella term that encompasses a wide array of speculative, highly technological climate change response options. Proposals include using various means ...
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Climate engineering or "geoengineering" is an umbrella term that encompasses a wide array of speculative, highly technological climate change response options. Proposals include using various means to draw greenhouse gases from the atmosphere or to reflect incoming solar radiation back into space. This chapter asks, can the existing tools and techniques of global governance, and particularly existing international environmental institutions, effectively govern climate engineering? The chapter offers a history of the fast-evolving climate engineering conversation, and then looks at a range of existing international environmental regimes to determine whether the architecture is already in place for climate engineering governance. Ultimately, the chapter argues that the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change offers a starting point for formal governance, though has shortcomings for this purpose. Governance of emerging technologies on the New Earth will demand innovative thinking and twists on established forms of response.Less
Climate engineering or "geoengineering" is an umbrella term that encompasses a wide array of speculative, highly technological climate change response options. Proposals include using various means to draw greenhouse gases from the atmosphere or to reflect incoming solar radiation back into space. This chapter asks, can the existing tools and techniques of global governance, and particularly existing international environmental institutions, effectively govern climate engineering? The chapter offers a history of the fast-evolving climate engineering conversation, and then looks at a range of existing international environmental regimes to determine whether the architecture is already in place for climate engineering governance. Ultimately, the chapter argues that the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change offers a starting point for formal governance, though has shortcomings for this purpose. Governance of emerging technologies on the New Earth will demand innovative thinking and twists on established forms of response.
Liesbet Hooghe, Gary Marks, Tobias Lenz, Jeanine Bezuijen, Besir Ceka, and Svet Derderyan
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- September 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780198724490
- eISBN:
- 9780191821165
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780198724490.001.0001
- Subject:
- Political Science, Political Economy
This book sets out a measure of authority for seventy-six major international organizations (IOs) from 1950 to 2010 in an effort to provide systematic comparative information on international ...
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This book sets out a measure of authority for seventy-six major international organizations (IOs) from 1950 to 2010 in an effort to provide systematic comparative information on international governance. On the premise that transparency is key in the production of data, the authors chart a path in laying out the assumptions that underpin the measure. Successive chapters detail the authors’ theoretical, conceptual, and coding decisions. In order to assess their authority, the authors model the composition of IO bodies, their roles in decision making, the bindingness of IO decisions, and the mechanisms through which they seek to settle disputes. Profiles of regional, cross-regional, and global IOs explain how they are composed and how they make decisions. A distinctive feature of the measure is that it breaks down the concept of international authority into discrete dimensions. The Measure of International Authority (MIA) is built up from coherent ingredients—the composition and role of individual IO bodies at each stage in policy making, constitutional reform, the budget, financial compliance, membership accession, and the suspension of members. These observations can be assembled—like Lego blocks—in diverse ways for diverse purposes. This produces a flexible tool for investigating international governance and testing theory.Less
This book sets out a measure of authority for seventy-six major international organizations (IOs) from 1950 to 2010 in an effort to provide systematic comparative information on international governance. On the premise that transparency is key in the production of data, the authors chart a path in laying out the assumptions that underpin the measure. Successive chapters detail the authors’ theoretical, conceptual, and coding decisions. In order to assess their authority, the authors model the composition of IO bodies, their roles in decision making, the bindingness of IO decisions, and the mechanisms through which they seek to settle disputes. Profiles of regional, cross-regional, and global IOs explain how they are composed and how they make decisions. A distinctive feature of the measure is that it breaks down the concept of international authority into discrete dimensions. The Measure of International Authority (MIA) is built up from coherent ingredients—the composition and role of individual IO bodies at each stage in policy making, constitutional reform, the budget, financial compliance, membership accession, and the suspension of members. These observations can be assembled—like Lego blocks—in diverse ways for diverse purposes. This produces a flexible tool for investigating international governance and testing theory.
Walter Mattli
- Published in print:
- 2001
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780198298922
- eISBN:
- 9780191685545
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198298922.003.0020
- Subject:
- Law, Public International Law
This chapter traces the evolution of the role that standards bodies have assumed in contemporary regulation, as well as strategies for enabling standardization to play a more effective and widely ...
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This chapter traces the evolution of the role that standards bodies have assumed in contemporary regulation, as well as strategies for enabling standardization to play a more effective and widely approved role in transatlantic regulation. It argues that in international standardization, the choice of equilibria institutions and practices (particularly in ISO and IEC) has been made primarily by the Europeans; that is, European states have acted as first movers in the coordination game. Americans, on the other hand, have been the laggards, the second movers. The study concludes with a discussion of possible reforms, including: the introduction of weighted voting; a cooperation agreement between ISO/IEC and the standards-developer organizations on a sectoral basis; and the use of the Dresden or Vienna Agreement as a model.Less
This chapter traces the evolution of the role that standards bodies have assumed in contemporary regulation, as well as strategies for enabling standardization to play a more effective and widely approved role in transatlantic regulation. It argues that in international standardization, the choice of equilibria institutions and practices (particularly in ISO and IEC) has been made primarily by the Europeans; that is, European states have acted as first movers in the coordination game. Americans, on the other hand, have been the laggards, the second movers. The study concludes with a discussion of possible reforms, including: the introduction of weighted voting; a cooperation agreement between ISO/IEC and the standards-developer organizations on a sectoral basis; and the use of the Dresden or Vienna Agreement as a model.
Peter Becker and Natasha Wheatley
- Published in print:
- 2020
- Published Online:
- February 2021
- ISBN:
- 9780198854685
- eISBN:
- 9780191888885
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780198854685.003.0001
- Subject:
- Law, Public International Law
This introduction explores the entangled history of the Habsburg successor states and the new international order of 1919. It argues that Central Europe formed a key laboratory for tools and ...
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This introduction explores the entangled history of the Habsburg successor states and the new international order of 1919. It argues that Central Europe formed a key laboratory for tools and practices of supranational governance, thereby reframing a historiography long focused on national histories. It presents four new frameworks for analysing the interplay of nationalization and internationalization. The first concerns legacies of empire, and suggests new directions for studies of the afterlives of Habsburg rule. The second focuses on the benefits of a regional approach that moves beyond the framework of individual states. The third involves an integrated history of the interwar order in Europe that encompasses different fields of international activity and coordination. And the fourth reexamines the history of sovereignty, supranational governance, and European integration.Less
This introduction explores the entangled history of the Habsburg successor states and the new international order of 1919. It argues that Central Europe formed a key laboratory for tools and practices of supranational governance, thereby reframing a historiography long focused on national histories. It presents four new frameworks for analysing the interplay of nationalization and internationalization. The first concerns legacies of empire, and suggests new directions for studies of the afterlives of Habsburg rule. The second focuses on the benefits of a regional approach that moves beyond the framework of individual states. The third involves an integrated history of the interwar order in Europe that encompasses different fields of international activity and coordination. And the fourth reexamines the history of sovereignty, supranational governance, and European integration.
Peter F. Cowhey and Jonathan D. Aronson
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- August 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780190657932
- eISBN:
- 9780190657963
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190657932.003.0004
- Subject:
- Economics and Finance, Financial Economics
Chapter 4 explores the negotiating landscape that faces those who would reform the international governance regime. It shows the post World War II dispersion of economic power and the turbulence in ...
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Chapter 4 explores the negotiating landscape that faces those who would reform the international governance regime. It shows the post World War II dispersion of economic power and the turbulence in the global IT sector that requires new forms of market leadership. It also considers who must be present at the negotiating table and why. We explore whether, as governance preferences among key countries widens, a “credible club,” a core group of reasonably like-minded countries with sufficient influence to alter the world market, still exists to initiate meaningful governance reform? The answer is yes. Chapter 4 also explains why technocratic efficiency and political reality require that “civil society” play a larger role in any governance strategy.Less
Chapter 4 explores the negotiating landscape that faces those who would reform the international governance regime. It shows the post World War II dispersion of economic power and the turbulence in the global IT sector that requires new forms of market leadership. It also considers who must be present at the negotiating table and why. We explore whether, as governance preferences among key countries widens, a “credible club,” a core group of reasonably like-minded countries with sufficient influence to alter the world market, still exists to initiate meaningful governance reform? The answer is yes. Chapter 4 also explains why technocratic efficiency and political reality require that “civil society” play a larger role in any governance strategy.
Yuval Shany
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- April 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780199643295
- eISBN:
- 9780191749087
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199643295.001.0001
- Subject:
- Law, Public International Law, Comparative Law
Are international courts effective tools for international governance? Do they fulfil the expectations that led to their creation and empowerment? Why do some courts appear to be more effective than ...
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Are international courts effective tools for international governance? Do they fulfil the expectations that led to their creation and empowerment? Why do some courts appear to be more effective than others, and do so such appearances reflect reality? Could their results have been produced by other mechanisms? This book evaluates the effectiveness of international courts and tribunals by comparing their stated goals to the actual outcomes they achieve. Using a theoretical model borrowed from social science, the book assesses their effectiveness by analysing key empirical data. Its first part is dedicated to theory and methodology, laying out the effectiveness model, explaining its different components, its promise and limits, and discussing the measurement challenges it faces. The second part analyses the role that indicators such as jurisdiction, judicial independence, legitimacy, and compliance play in achieving effectiveness. Part three applies the effectiveness model to the International Court of Justice, the WTO dispute settlement mechanisms (panels and Appellate Body), the International Criminal Tribunals for Rwanda and Yugoslavia, the European Court of Human Rights, and the European Court of Justice, reflecting the diversity of the field of international adjudication.Less
Are international courts effective tools for international governance? Do they fulfil the expectations that led to their creation and empowerment? Why do some courts appear to be more effective than others, and do so such appearances reflect reality? Could their results have been produced by other mechanisms? This book evaluates the effectiveness of international courts and tribunals by comparing their stated goals to the actual outcomes they achieve. Using a theoretical model borrowed from social science, the book assesses their effectiveness by analysing key empirical data. Its first part is dedicated to theory and methodology, laying out the effectiveness model, explaining its different components, its promise and limits, and discussing the measurement challenges it faces. The second part analyses the role that indicators such as jurisdiction, judicial independence, legitimacy, and compliance play in achieving effectiveness. Part three applies the effectiveness model to the International Court of Justice, the WTO dispute settlement mechanisms (panels and Appellate Body), the International Criminal Tribunals for Rwanda and Yugoslavia, the European Court of Human Rights, and the European Court of Justice, reflecting the diversity of the field of international adjudication.