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Good enough governance

Global governance

The collective efforts by sovereign states, international organisations and non- state actors to address common challenges that transcend national frontiers. It is NOT world government.

International anarchy

The fundamental condition of international politics, where the system is composed of independent sovereign units that recognise no higher authority.

Good enough governance 

-              The world lacks a global governments, but cooperation still occurs. Focus on what works, not on ideal institutional designs. Global order where everybody is equal is unrealistic, therefore one should focus on what actually works. Countries with similar values should cooperate more- easier.

Practical, flexible, problem solving based on state interest, no one solution fix all

• Decentralized: No single authority controls outcomes. 

o   Adaptive: Institutions evolve with new challenges. 

o   Diverse: Different solutions fit different problems. 

o   Effective: Judged by outcomes, not structure 

 

Idealist myth, Patrick

Global governance is possible and necessary

fatalist myth

Without global government, cooperation is impossible

Functional pluralism

Many different institutions (minilateral) for different issues. The distribution of societal functions across multiple independent actors or institutions, allowing for specialisation, checks and balances, and negotiation among competing interests.

Minilateralism

Cooperation among narrower groupings of the relevant and capable states, favoured over attempts to secure comprehensive agreements among 193 UN members.

G-X world

The contemporary era marked by the astonishing diversity of multilateralism and the frequent use of temporary coalitions whose memberships shift based on issue and capability.

Regime complex

The political science term for the outcome of “governance in pieces”: a cluster of complementary activities not governed by a single, unitary international regime or treaty. Like the WTO.