Governance without Government: Order and Change in World Politics (Cambridge Studies in International Relations, Series Number 20)

A world government capable of controlling nation-states has never evolved. Nonetheless, considerable governance underlies the current order among states, facilitates absorption of the rapid changes at work in the world, and that direction to the challenges posed by interstate conflicts, environmental pollution, currency crises, and the many other problems to which an ever expanding global interdependence gives rise. In this study, nine leading international relations specialists examine the central features of this governance without government. They explore its ideological bases, behavioural patterns, and institutional arrangements as well as the pervasive changes presently at work within and among states. Within this context of change and order, the authors consider the role of the Concert of Europe and the pillars of the Westphalian system, the effectiveness of international institutions and regulatory mechanisms, the European Community and the micro-underpinnings of macro- governance practices. A world government capable of controlling nation-states has never evolved. Nonetheless, considerable governance underlies the current order among states, facilitates absorption of the rapid changes at work in the world, and gives direction to the challenges posed by interstate conflicts, environmental pollution, currency crises, and the many other problems to which an ever expanding global interdependence gives rise. In this study, ten leading specialists examine the central features of this "governance without government." They explore the ideational bases, behavioral patterns, and institutional arrangements that give structure and direction to the diverse forms of governance prevailing in different parts of the world. The authors pay particular attention to the pervasive changes presently at work within and among states. They assess to what extent the changes promote and sustain order in the global system and consider within this context of change and order the Concert of Europe, the pillars of the Westphalian system, the effectiveness of international institutions and regulatory mechanisms, the European Community and other micro-underpinnings of macro-governance practices. This path-breaking volume departs from established ways of studying international relations and the post-Cold War order. It will be widely read by all who teach, study, and practice international relations Governance, Order, And Change In World Politics / James N. Rosenau -- Governance Without Government : Polyarchy In Nineteenth-century European International Politics / K.j. Holsti -- The Decaying Pillars Of The Westphalian Temple : Implications For International Order And Governance / Mark W. Zacher -- The Triumph Of Neoclassical Economics In The Developing World : Policy Convergence And Bases Of Governancein The International Economic Order / Thomas J. Biersteker -- Towards A Post-hegemonic Conceptualization Of World Order : Reflections On The Relevancy Of Ibn Khaldun / Robert W. Cox -- The Effectiveness Of International Institutiions : Hard Cases And Critical Variables / Oran R. Young -- Explaining The Regulation Of Transnational Practices : A State-building Approach / Janice E. Thompson -- (cont.) And It Still Moves! : State Interests And Social Forces In The European Community / Linda Cornett And James A. Caporaso -- Governance And Democratization / Ernst-otto Czempiel -- Citizenship In A Changing Global Order / James N. Rosenau. Edited By James N. Rosenau And Ernst-otto Czempiel. Includes Bibliographical Refernces And Index. A world government capable of controlling nation-states has never evolved. Nonetheless, considerable governance underlies the current order among states. In this study, nine leading international relations specialists examine the central features of this governance without government. They explore its ideational bases, behavioral patterns, and institutional arrangements as well as the pervasive changes presently at work within and among states. Within this context of change and order, the authors consider the role of the Concert of Europe, the pillars of the Westphalian system, the effectiveness of international institutions and regulatory mechanisms, the European Community and the micro-underpinnings of macro-governance practices. In this study, ten leading specialists examine the central features of this 'governance without government.' They explore the ideational bases, behavioural patterns, and institutional arrangements that give structure and direction to the diverse forms of governance prevailing in different parts of the world. The authors pay particular attention to the pervasive changes presently at work within and among states. This path-breaking volume departs from established ways of studying international relations and the post-Cold War order. It will be widely read by all who teach, study, and practice international relations. At a time when hegemons are declining, when boundaries (and the walls that seal them) are disappearing, when the squares of the world's cities are crowded with citizens challenging authorities, when military alliances are losing their viability - to mention but a few of the myriad changes that are transforming world politics - the prospects for global order and governance have become a transcendent issue.