Bringing Transnational Relations Back in: Non-State Actors, Domestic Structures and International Institutions

1996 ◽  
Vol 75 (4) ◽  
pp. 137
Author(s):  
Francis Fukuyama ◽  
Thomas Risse-Kappen
Keyword(s):  
International Institutions ◽  
Transnational Relations ◽  
State Actors

The stakeholder model paradox: How the globalisation of politics fuels domestic advocacy

2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 367-391 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcel Hanegraaff ◽  
Arlo Poletti
Keyword(s):  
International Institutions ◽  
Stakeholder Involvement ◽  
Political Activity ◽  
Structural Factors ◽  
International Organisations ◽  
Apparent Paradox ◽  
Stakeholder Model ◽  
State Actors ◽  
Effective Representation ◽  
Global Stakeholders

AbstractOne of the central assumptions underlying the stakeholder model is that strengthened opportunities for involvement of non-state actors in political procedures hold significant promise for making those procedures more democratically legitimate. However, recent studies show that more open international organisations (IOs) are not perceived as more legitimate by non-state actors. In this article we explore one potential reason to explain this apparent paradox, investigating whether, and under what conditions, strengthened opportunities of stakeholder involvement enable the effective representation of global constituencies. The article shows that globalisation and politicisation of IOs go hand in hand with greater political activity by non-state actors defending domestic, rather than global, interests. Globalisation and politicisation may thus contribute to the exponential growth of the community of non-state actors active at IOs, but they do not make such community more globalised in nature. The article also illustrates that granting greater access to stakeholders in international institutions can somehow mitigate the effects of this underlying structural factors, and that institutional openness disproportionally fosters political activity by civic, rather than business, global stakeholders. We advance these arguments relying on a novel dataset including over eight thousand organisations active at the UN climate conferences and the WTO Ministerial Conferences.

Holding International Institutions Accountable: The Complementary Role of Non-Judicial Oversight Mechanisms and Judicial Review

2008 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 1987-2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erika de Wet
Keyword(s):  
Judicial Review ◽  
International Institutions ◽  
Public Authority ◽  
Public Power ◽  
Territorial State ◽  
Current Contribution ◽  
Complementary Role ◽  
State Actors

The current contribution focuses on the oversight over international institutions, which is used as a synonym for the accountability of such entities. It departs from the principle that all entities exercising public authority have to account for the exercise thereof. The growing power of international institutions in areas that were formerly regulated domestically, along with the growing impact of their conduct on (the rights of) States and non-State actors alike, has thus far not been matched by a shift in accountability relationships beyond those applicable within the confines of the territorial State. Understandably therefore the calls for the accountability of international institutions have increased in recent years, as it is seen as essential for ensuring their credibility and for securing control over public power.

scholarly journals United Nations institutions for the development of digital cooperation

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 493-504
Author(s):  
Anna Maria Leenders ◽  
◽  
Nikolai Grishin ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
International Institutions ◽  
Institutional Design ◽  
Digital Revolution ◽  
High Level Group ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Creation ◽  
State Actors ◽  
High Level ◽  
Level Group

The article presents the results of a study of the characteristics of modern institutions created by the United Nations (UN) in the framework of the direction of activities on digital cooperation. The methodological basis of the research is constructivism as one of the approaches to the study of international relations. The creation of international institutions for digital development can be explained within the framework of the constructivist approach as a manifestation of the priority of values and standards as well as adherence to the logic of public good and societal benefit. For the first time in scientific literature, an analysis of institutions such as the Global Forum on Internet Governance and the UN Secretary General’s High Level Group on Digital Cooperation is presented. The implementation of initiatives for the creation of international institutions considered, and the choice of their institutional design, became possible only with the support of the governments of Member States. The institutional infrastructure that is created significantly increases the oppor- tunities for non-state actors to participate in global politics and exercise direct influence on the UN. The process of preparing the UN Roadmap for Digital Cooperation was accompanied by the creation of unprecedented institutional forms that allowed for the involvement of a wide range of stakeholders. The digital revolution and the subsequent rapidity of communications and transfor- mation of forms of interaction cause and facilitate the new institutional forms and necessitate the developmental policy reforms. The algorithm for discussing the report of the High-Level Group, which ensures a balanced and diversified participation of state and non-state actors in the preparation of international recommendations, is particularly innovative.

scholarly journals Pasar, Tata Kelola Dan Hubungan Transnasional Di Era Globalisasi Dan Implikasinya Terhadap Ketahanan Politik Dunia

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
Iskandar Hamonangan
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Political Development ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Global Politics ◽  
Global Level ◽  
Transnational Relations ◽  
Economic Issues ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
State Actors

ABSTRACT This paper discusses globalization and its relation to the markets, global governance and the transnational relations. The author describes globalization as a process of transition to an integrated global society. Globalization is generally associated with the global economy, but the globalization itself has gone beyond economic issues and has challenged to the resilience of global politics. Globalization also involves other issues such as the environment, global warming, and even human rights, which involve not only the state as an actor, but also non-state actors such as non-governmental organizations and civil society who have the possibility of influencing global political development at global level. The author argues that globalization has influenced and has shaped new forms of global political interactions. It can be seen since non-state actors such as non-governmental organizations and civil society can influence a state in making policy decisionsABSTRAKTulisan ini mendiskusikan globalisasi dan keterkaitannya dengan pasar, tata kelola global dan hubungan transnasional. Penulis menggambarkan globalisasi sebagai suatu proses transisi menuju suatu masyarakat global yang terintegrasi. Globalisasi pada umumnya dikaitkan dengan ekonomi global, namun pemahaman mengenai globalisasi telah melampaui masalah ekonomi dan memiliki tantangan-tantangan terhadap ketahanan politik global. Globalisasi juga melibatkan isu-isu seperti lingkungan, pemanasan global, bahkan hak asasi manusia, yang melibatkan tidak hanya negara sebagai aktor, namun juga aktor-aktor non negara seperti organisasi non-pemerintah dan masyarakat sipil dan memiliki kemungkinan dalam mempengaruhi perkembangan politik dunia secara global. Penulis berpendapat bahwa globalisasi memiliki pengaruh dan telah membentuk interaksi-interaksi politik global yang baru. Hal tersebut dapat dilihat bahwa aktor non negara seperti organisasi non-pemerintah dan kalangan masyarakat sipil dapat mempengaruhi suatu negara dalam pengambilan keputusan suatu kebijakan.

A History of International Law in the Vernacular

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 205-217
Author(s):  
Jacob Katz Cogan
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
International Institutions ◽  
Legal Profession ◽  
Legal Rules ◽  
Low Level ◽  
History Of ◽  
State Actors ◽  
History Of International Law ◽  
High Level

Abstract Histories of international law have typically focused on the origins of legal rules and doctrines, the decisions of courts and other formal tribunals, the views of professors and legal theorists and diplomats, and the evolution of the legal profession. That is, international legal histories have centered on the concerns of lawyers and states and have reflected a positivist vision of international lawmaking. We need a history of international law that focuses more on international law in action – the invocation, elaboration, and contestation of rules in and through their everyday application, not just by states, high-level state actors, legal theorists, and state-organized domestic and international institutions, but also by individuals, low-level officials, private groups, and nongovernmental actors and in places outside of the usual fora where ‘international law’ is said to be found. We need a history of international law in the vernacular.

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