In the face of a vast, but highly heterogeneous literature, this paper examines the factors that shape different scientific perspectives on the loosely bounded set of phenomena addressed by the terms "globalizationʺ and "global governance.ʺ Based on the secondary analysis of research funded by...

Power, rule, and legitimacy have always been core concerns of political science. In the 1970s, when governability appeared to be problematic, legitimacy was discussed both in the context of policy research and by critics of the capitalist state. More recently interest turned to governance beyond...

Das Vorhaben, über das hier zu berichten ist, geht auf eine Anregung des Max-Planck-Instituts fürGesellschaftsforschung (MPIfG) im Frühjahr 2003 zurück, die von der VolkswagenStiftung aufgegriffenund als Projekt finanziell gefördert wurde. Ausgangspunkt war die Beobachtung, dass in den...

In the face of a vast, but highly heterogeneous literature, this paper examines the factors that shape different scientifi c perspectives on the loosely bounded set of phenomena addressed by the terms "globalization" and "global governance." Based on the secondary analysis of research funded by...