Democracy in Global Governance: The Promises and Pitfalls of Transnational Actors

Bexell, Magdalena; Tallberg, Jonas; Uhlin, Anders

doi:10.1163/19426720-01601006

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“…Most proponents of a WG have a tendency to think in terms of 'models' (Bexell et al 2010;Little and Macdonald 2013). In general, models can be understood as theoretical constructions designed to express the normative qualities of a system as well as its constitutive institutions.…”

Section: From Models Of Democracy To Values Of Democratizationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Transformative pathways to world government 3 Bexell et al (2010) identify the trichotomy of representative, participatory and deliberative models as common distinctions in democratic theory and debates over the global democratic deficit. In short, representative models emphasize the opportunity for citizens to select between competing elites, typically through electoral processes.…”

Section: From Models Of Democracy To Values Of Democratizationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In addition to this substantive rationale (a focus on process), there is a good methodological reason to employ values over models: values (of democratization) allow for more rigorous comparative analysis (Bexell et al 2010). I evaluate the WG models of both Cabrera and Marchetti.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Transformative pathways to world government: a historical institutionalist critique^a

Kuyper

2014

Cambridge Review of International Affairs

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Proposals for world government (WG) have come from a variety of sources including international relations (IR) scholars, economists, normative political theorists and global justice academics. In general, these visions are couched as ideal models to be approximated as closely as possible. The key argument of the article is that, in evaluating the democratic potential of these proposals, we should focus upon the process of designing and building a WG. This is because there is an ineluctable gap between ideal conceptualization and non-ideal realization that emerges through institutionalization. I employ a historical institutionalist lens to describe and problematize potential institutional shifts along a WG pathway. I argue that institutionalizing these ideal visions in our current, non-ideal context would actually exacerbate the democratic deficit. Specifically, building a WG would likely entrench existing inequalities, expand the authority of unaccountable bureaucrats and limit institutional improvements over time. These three points respectively undercut three core values of democratization: equal participation, accountability and institutional revisability. Given this argument, I conclude that an incremental approach-which focuses on advancing values rather than moving towards an ideal model-represents a more productive pathway for global democratization.

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Section: From Models Of Democracy To Values Of Democratizationmentioning

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Section: From Models Of Democracy To Values Of Democratizationmentioning

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2014

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“…Many of these alternative perspectives can be loosely grouped under the label of 'global governance', emphasizing how world politics is shaped through complex networks of public and private actors, cutting across the domestic -international divide (Barnett and Duvall, 2005;Bexell et al, 2010;Bexell and Mörth, 2010;Scholte, 2005).…”

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Governance Beyond the Global: Who Controls the Extraterrestrial?

Newlove-Eriksson

Eriksson

2013

Globalizations

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How is outer space governed? This article argues that private authority is gaining salience in space politics, even with respect to the traditionally state-centric security and military aspects of space. Further, while commercial actors have always played a role in space programs, three significant changes can be detected: transnational conglomerates and consortia as opposed to individual corporations are emerging as key partners in space politics; private partners are gaining stronger and wider responsibilities for the development and management of space programs (including manned spaceflights); and public accountability is increasingly at stake due to a widening of security in space policy. The latter development includes a blurring of key distinctions between military and civilian usage (also referred to as dual-use or dual-role application), as well as between the public and private realms.

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“…One of the central features of environmental politics has been the focus on transnational actors, namely environmental non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and business groups (Khagram 2006, Bexell et al 2010, Tallberg and Jönsson 2010, Lund 2013. Many studies have mapped the proliferation of these actors, especially since the end of the cold war, and documented the development of transnational networks (Risse-Kappen 1995, Wapner 1995, Keck and Sikkink 1998.…”

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Transnational actors in environmental politics: strategies and influence in long negotiations

Downie

2014

Environmental Politics

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Democracy in Global Governance: The Promises and Pitfalls of Transnational Actors

Cited by 164 publications

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Transformative pathways to world government: a historical institutionalist critique^a

Transformative pathways to world government: a historical institutionalist critique^a

Governance Beyond the Global: Who Controls the Extraterrestrial?

Transnational actors in environmental politics: strategies and influence in long negotiations

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