G7-Treffen, Klimagipfel, WTO-Konferenzen und andere internationale Großveranstaltungen sind heute immer begleitet von Protesten, von denen das Getöse meist stärker zur Kenntnis gelangt als die inhaltlichen Anliegen der (seriös) Protestierenden. Dieses Sammelwerk aus 12 Beiträgen von 16...

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...

A new kind of international regulatory system is spontaneously arising out of the failure of international "Old Governance" (i.e., treaties and intergovernmental organizations) to adequately regulate international business. Nongovernmental organizations, business firms, and other actors, singly...