Transnational Governance and South American Politics: The Political Economy of Norms (International Political Economy Series)

This Book Examines The Interface Between Transnational Private Governance And Domestic Politics In South America. It Explores The Social And Political Factors That Condition How 'global' Private Norms, Discourses, And Initiatives Dealing With Sustainability And Csr Regulation Are Engaged With, Hybridized, And Challenged By Local Actors In Argentina And Brazil. Inverting The Conventional Approach To Global Governance Studies, It Unpacks The Complex Forms In Which Domestic Political-cultural Elements Embed Global Norms And Discourses With Meaning And Mobilizing Power, Conditioning Their Appeal To Potential Participants And Supporters. In Doing So, The Author Illuminates The 'receiving Side' Of Private Regulation And Governance, Developing A Nuanced Understanding Of Transnational Norm Diffusion Wherein Political And Ideational Factors In The Global South Are Granted Primacy Over Global Structures, Processes, And Agents. Chapter 1. Introduction: Where Does Private Governance Go? -- Chapter 2. Framing Transnational Governance -- Chapter 3. Global Trajectories In Sustainable Governance -- Chapter 4. Mapping Participation In Argentina And Brazil -- Chapter 5. Sustainability, Ethical Business And Party Politics In Brazil -- Chapter 6. Politics, Ideology, And Indifference In Argentina -- Chapter 7. Final Thoughts. Alejandro M. Peña. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Front Matter....Pages i-xvii Introduction: Where Does Private Governance Go?....Pages 1-27 Framing Transnational Governance....Pages 29-56 Global Trajectories in Sustainability Governance....Pages 57-104 Mapping Participation in Argentina and Brazil....Pages 105-121 Sustainability, Ethical Business, and Party Politics in Brazil....Pages 123-179 Politics, Ideology, and Indifference in Argentina....Pages 181-231 Final Thoughts....Pages 233-249 Back Matter....Pages 251-265