TRANSNATIONAL GOVERNANCE REGIMES IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH: MULTINATIONALS, STATES AND NGOs AS POLITICAL ACTORS

Morgan, Glenn; Gomes, Marcus Vinícius Peinado; Perez‐Aleman, Paola

doi:10.1590/s0034-759020160402

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“…Private actors are portrayed as having an increased sensitivity and effectiveness in guiding problem-solving processes in the socio-political sphere towards win-win outcomes – for instance, by offering benefits to communities in exchange for a social licence to operate (e.g. O’Faircheallaigh, 2013), surpassing a state apparatus that has been deemed passive and rather obsolete (Bernstein & Cashore, 2007; Gemmill & Bamidele-Izu, 2002), especially in the so-called Global South (Morgan, Gomes, & Perez-Aleman, 2016).…”

Section: (Re)encountering the Organized State: From Governance To Govmentioning

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The Enduring State: An analysis of governance-making in three mining conflicts

Maher

Valenzuela

Böhm

2019

Organization Studies

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This article investigates the profound ambiguity of the state in the organization of contemporary business–society relations. On the one hand, there has been a decisive shift from government to governance, encouraging private actors, such as corporations, communities and NGOs, to address social and environmental concerns themselves, i.e. without the state’s involvement. On the other hand, however, the continued importance and relevance of the organized state is difficult to ignore. In this article we examine the role of the state in three cases of mining conflicts in Chile, one of the world’s most important mining countries. Through longitudinal, qualitative research of conflictive mining governance relations between state organizations, large corporations and local communities, we show that the modes of influence conducted by the Chilean state oscillate between direct, central steering (‘cathedral’) and indirect, dispersed vouching (‘bazaar’). Elaborating on Foucault’s concept of governmentality, we offer a hybrid theory of state organization, where the dematerialization of the state’s responsibility is seen not as the norm but rather as a particular mode of governance that sits alongside the underestimated, yet enduring, material involvement of the state.

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Section: (Re)encountering the Organized State: From Governance To Govmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Enduring State: An analysis of governance-making in three mining conflicts

Maher

Valenzuela

Böhm

2019

Organization Studies

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“…The practice of attributing singular thoughts and motivations to non-human entities is evident in the way in which the 'Global South' is discussed as an actor able to 'position itself'. 55 It emerges through descriptions of how 'the World Bank draws on the expertise of NGOs'. 56 It frequently shapes discussions of corporate activities and motivations, including accounts of how 'TNCs developed a particular interest in the normative framework governing their economic activities'.…”

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Transnational Environmental Law's Missing People

Affolder¹

2019

TEL

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Legal scholars rely heavily on vocabularies of ‘actors’, ‘agents’, and ‘experts’ to account for the fact that law does not develop by itself. However, the identities, idiosyncrasies, and individual professional contributions of law's people are rarely illuminated. This article suggests that the relative absence of people in transnational legal scholarship helps to explain some of its gaps. The task of bringing ‘human actors back on stage’ creates some new opportunities for transnational environmental law scholarship. It invites attention to both dominant and excluded voices. It offers a way of bridging the gap between the bureaucratic language of law and its lived reality. It also provides an understanding of why, despite ferocious attempts to roll back the advances of environmental law in some places, many scholars and practitioners find reason to be optimistic about the future of environmental law.

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“…In addition, our data set reflected this limitation given that we drew on outcome documents, key texts, and newspaper articles representative of a Western worldview. Although outside the scope of this research, future studies could consider how data generated from actors residing in the Global South shape SD (Morgan, Gomes, & Perez-Aleman, 2016). Despite these limitations, our findings demonstrate certain implications for the current state of business–SD relations, and for the field of SD itself.…”

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Struggles at the Summits: Discourse Coalitions, Field Boundaries, and the Shifting Role of Business in Sustainable Development

Ferns

Amaeshi²

2017

Business & Society

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This research explores the field dynamics that facilitated the emergence of a dominant understanding of business’ role in sustainable development (SD). Based on a study of the U.N. Earth Summits, we examine how actors meet every decade to battle for definitional control of what SD means for business, and what business means for SD. Through a discourse analysis of texts from business, policy, and civil society actors during each Summit, we illustrate how an ensuing discursive struggle shifts the role of business in SD from being largely undefined in 1992, to being considered an SD partner in 2002, and finally to becoming a driver of SD by 2012. We contend that these shifts occurred largely due to two field dynamics: (a) rearranging of field boundaries and (2) forming of a discourse coalition. Accordingly, our study highlights how disparate actors coalesce around a shared-meaning system and collectively shape the role of business role in SD. However, we argue that despite the allure of a unified meaning-making process between once antagonistic actors, business–SD relations are underpinned by politicized interaction where certain actors come to dominate, and, in doing so, marginalize others.

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TRANSNATIONAL GOVERNANCE REGIMES IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH: MULTINATIONALS, STATES AND NGOs AS POLITICAL ACTORS

Cited by 10 publications

References 10 publications

The Enduring State: An analysis of governance-making in three mining conflicts

The Enduring State: An analysis of governance-making in three mining conflicts

Transnational Environmental Law's Missing People

Struggles at the Summits: Discourse Coalitions, Field Boundaries, and the Shifting Role of Business in Sustainable Development

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