TCW Chapter 6

Global governance

collective efforts to identify, understand, and address worldwide problems that go beyond the problem-solving capacities of states

Global governance

the capacity within the international system, at any given moment, to provide government-like services and public goods in the absence of a world government.

Global governance

It is the combination of informal and formal ideas, values, rules, norms, procedures, practices, policies, and organizations that help all actors-states, IGOS, civil society and NGOs, TNCs, and individuals- identify, understand, and address transboundary problems.

Global governance

Set of questions that enable us to work out how the world is, was, and could be governed, and how changes in grand and not-so-grand patterns of governance occurred, are occurring, and ought to occur

The beginning of "the post-American world"

the United States retreats and the rest of the world advances in economic power and political influence

Sovereign territorial state or "nation-state"

This kind of state has become the universal framework of social development.

Elements of nation-state

• Continuous and broken territory (preferred)

• Sovereign territory

• The state has the monopoly both of law and of the powers of coercion.

• The national state rules its citizens or subjects directly and not through intermediate authorities.

• Direct government and administration of inhabitants by the central authorities of the "nation-state"

• The state is considered to represent the people and the people serves as a source of sovereignty or at least give the state legitimacy.

• The citizenry was or ought to form a homogenous population

The United Nations

One important example of a non-state actor, an international government organization (IGO) playing a vital role in the world's affairs

The United Nations

An IGO designed to make the enforcement of international law, security, human rights, economic development, and social progress easier for countries around the world.

UN General Assembly

The main decision-making and representative assembly and is responsible for upholding the principles of the UN through its policies and recommendations.

UN General Assembly

Composed of all member states and headed by a president elected by the member states

The UN Security Council

can authorize the deployment of UN member states' militaries, can mandate a cease-fire during conflicts, and can enforce penalties on countries if they do not comply with given mandates.

The UN Security Council

It is composed of five permanent members and 10 rotating members.

The International Court of Justice

can settle, according to international law, legal disputes between States and give opinions, mostly advisory, on legal questions brought to it by UN organs and agencies

The Economic and Social Council

assists the UN General Assembly in promoting economic and social development, as well as cooperation of member states

The Secretariat

headed by the Secretary-General, provides studies, information, and other dates when needed by other UN branches for their meetings

The proposed new framework for global economic cooperation (G20+ and UN)

aims to preserve global economic stability and to ensure that the global economy continues to grow inclusively to benefit all nations and peoples equitably.