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Ethics is treated in this provocative book not as a set of rules, nor as a topic for philosophical discussion, but as an inescapable and necessary aspect of political life. The authors analyze ethical controversies central to global governance as states and other actors navigate a complex world order. Covering the gamut of fundamental issues—sovereignty, the role of civil society, UN reform, democracy promotion, humanitarian intervention, human security, the global economy, the environment—they offer the reader a deeper understanding of the significance of ethics in the politics of global governance and at the same time provide a fresh perspective on contemporary dilemmas in international relations

"Focussing on Taiwan, South Korea, Japan and Mainland China, the contributors to this book analyse various cases of air pollution within East Asia. Air pollution in East Asia is a major health risk, which also has damaging impacts on the environment leading to impacts on society, economic growth and welfare. While existing laws and policies have made progress in alleviating air pollution in each country in the region, the protection of favourable environments and he resolution of transboundary air pollution problems have become major targets of regional cooperation. Combining perspectives from social sciences and science, technology, society studies, the contributors to this book examine both the technical and socio-economic-political aspects of these challenges, through a range of case studies from around the region. A valuable read for researchers and policy-makers looking at air pollution and transboundary governance challenges within and beyond East Asia"--

How can multicultural governance respond to our increasingly complex migratory world?Migration-related cultural diversity poses a number of highly pressing challenges for liberal democratic societies. This book explores what forms of migrant accommodation and multicultural citizenship we can envisage in the contemporary context of increased migration, where newcomers are often not given a settlement perspective.Through both theoretical contributions and empirically orientated analyses, this book provides insights into how theories and practices of multicultural citizenship and migrant integration are adapting, and might adapt in the future, to the new patterns of international migration and mobility that we are seeing in today's world.Key FeaturesAddresses head-on the challenges that increased and diversified international migration and mobility pose to theories and practices of multicultural citizenshipBrings together renowned sociologists of migration and transnationalism with the foremost theorists of multiculturalism and citizenship, and also introduces some of the most promising younger scholars working in these areasCovers European, North American and Australian cases and dynamics, going beyond common regional limitations of discussions on international migration or multiculturalismAddresses a cross-disciplinary readership including law, political science, sociology and political theoryContributorsRainer Bauböck, European University Institute, ItalyJozefien De Bock, Gent University, BelgiumBouke de Vries, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, GermanyMatteo Gianni, University of Geneva, SwitzerlandGeoffrey Brahm Levey, University of New South Wales, AustraliaEdward Koning, University of Guelph, CanadaWill Kymlicka, Queen's University, CanadaSune Lægaard Philosophy, Roskilde University, DenmarkPeggy Levitt, Harvard University, USATariq Modood, University of Bristol, UKJustyna Salamońska, University of Warsaw, PolandAnna Triandafyllidou, European University Institute, Italy

The thoroughly revised and updated Handbook on Theories of Governance brings together leading scholars in the field to summarise and assess the diversity of governance theories. The Handbook advances a deeper theoretical understanding of governance processes, illuminating the interdisciplinary foundations of the field.

This title explores the reality of equality and non-discrimination within the EU. It includes case studies from the two main directives in relation to equality laws and shows how they have been implemented. This book also identifies indicators that facilitate compliance monitoring among Member States and candidate countries.

The book is the first attempt to investigate how and to what extent authoritarian (personalistic) regimes fail to provide fundamental goods and services. For two decades, Russian authorities spent much effort and money to improve health administration, but most success stories are borderline fake. The failure is by design; because personalistic regimes rely on personalized exchanges and bargains instead of impersonal rules and permanent organizations, all actors put self-interest ahead of patients needs. It is a severe problem because authoritarian principals proclaim social betterment as their central goal -- and many Russians take such claims at face value -- but incentivize their agents to imitate progress and tolerate slipshod performance. The benefits of this investigation are three-fold. First, the book provides an analytical framework of bad governance rooted in the rational institutionalist tradition and connected to competence-control theory. Second, it gives a general readership interested in how Russia works a sense of the key political players mindset and the regime-induced constraints under which elites operate. Third, although the book investigates health governance exclusively, its analytical framework is portable to other issue areas and could be applied to explain how and why Russia evolved into an ineffective, coercive, and predatory state under Putins leadership. Vlad Kravtsov is Associate Professor of Political Science & Law at Spring Hill College, the US. .

This book provides insights into current issues in corporate governance by examining twelve cases from the 2010s and 2020s where corporate governance was seen to be an issue. The cases are designed to introduce the reader to real life episodes with corporate governance implications, shedding light on why corporate scandals continue to occuer, to what extent these are a corporate governance failure, and in which ways corporate governance and the behaviour of those involved in ensuring good governance and an ethical culture in their business - may be improved in the future. This book will be of interest to businesspeople, students of business, and lawyers and motivate discussion on the reasons why corporate governance failed, or was seen to be inadequate. Professor Jean Jinghan Chen joined the University of Macau in 2018 as a Chair Professor in Accounting and Finance and the Dean of Faculty of Business Administration. Prior to joining the University of Macau, Professor Jean Chen worked in the UK Higher Education Sector for almost 30 years. She was a Chair Professor of Accounting and Finance in the University of Southampton, at the University of Surrey and at Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University.

This Handbook provides the most comprehensive account of energy governance in Europe, examining both energy governance at the European level and the development of energy policy in 30 European countries. Authored by leading scholars, the first part of the book offers a broad overview of the topics of energy research, including theories of energy transitions, strategies and norms of energy policy, governance instruments in the field, and challenges of energy governance. In the second part, it examines the internal and external dimensions of energy governance in the European Union. The third part presents in-depth country studies, which investigate national trajectories of energy policy, including an analysis of the policy instruments and coordination mechanisms for energy transitions. It closes with a comparative analysis of national energy governance. This book is a definitive resource for scholars in energy and climate research as well as decision makers in national governments and EU institutions.

The book offers a critical map to navigate the field of media governance. A thread of cosmopolitan critique connects the fourteen chapters to enhance media governance literature beyond the West and regional foci. The first part addresses the epistemological and ontological flaws in the use and adaptation of media governance. The second part opens pathways for critique and provides a thorough understanding of the ambivalences that scholars encounter when addressing media governance as a field of study. The third part highlights shortcomings like geographical narrowness and tensions in the use of media governance concepts. The scholarly contributions show that media governance as a field of study is far from being established: its conceptualizations are in flux and need scholarly self-reflection, and ongoing discussions need to leave behind universalist conceptualizations and methods of analysis. The chapters reflect on hegemony, power, sovereignty, and identity as conceptual center points in media governance research. The book uniquely breaks with self-referential Western academia and is part of ongoing collaborative scholarly efforts towards epistemic transformation through dialogue. Sarah Anne Ganter is Assistant Professor of Communication and Cultural Policy in the School of Communication at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver. Her work is influenced by a cosmopolitan approach to academic work, integrating scholarly work from different cultural, linguistic and geographical academic settings She has published widely on media governance, digital policy and regulation, and journalism, and analyzes media and digital policy transformations from a theoretical perspective that focuses on the dynamics and interactions shaping institutional fields. Her work is published in scholarly journals, international book projects, including the co-authored book "The Power of Platforms: Shaping Media and Society." Hanan Badr is Professor for Public Spheres and Inequalities at the Department of Communication, University of Salzburg, Austria. Her work focuses comparing media systems, diversifying communication research, globalization and digitization transform journalism and She held positions at Freie Universitat Berlin, Cairo University, Gulf University for Sciences and Technology and Orient-Institut Beirut. Her work was published in Digital Journalism, International Communication Gazette, Media & Communication and Media, War & Conflict. Hanan won awards including the Kluge Fellowship at the Library of Congress and the DAAD Scholarship Award. She was elected as a Vice-Chair for the Activism, Communication and Social Change at the International Communication Association and serves as Regional Liasion Coordinator for AEJMC International Communication Division ICD.

Many forest-related problems are considered relevant today. One might think of deforestation, illegal logging and biodiversity loss. Yet, many governance initiatives have been initiated to work on their solutions. This Element takes stock of these issues and initiatives by analysing different forest governance modes, shifts and norms, and by studying five cases (forest sector governance, forest legality, forest certification, forest conservation, participatory forest management). Special focus is on performance: are the many forest governance initiatives able to change established practices of forest decline (Chloris worldview) or are they doomed to fail (Hydra worldview)? The answer will be both, depending on geographies and local conditions. The analyses are guided by discursive institutionalism and philosophical pragmatism. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of contents -- Series Editor's Note -- Preface -- 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- Part 1 Who Can Be a Village Cadre? The Capable, the Ruthless, or the Rich? -- Chapter 1 Plutocratic Village Governance and Openness in Village Politics -- 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- Chapter 2 The Wealthy as Representatives of the People -- Chapter 3 Plutocratic Village Governance in Central Shandong Province -- 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- Chapter 4 Vote-Buying in Developed Areas -- 1 A Village Cadre Worth 10 Million Yuan -- 1.1 The 2008 Villagers' Committee Election: A Case in Luge Village -- 1.2 The 2011 Villagers' Committee Election -- 1.3 The 2011 Village Party Branch Elections -- 1.4 Village Representative Elections -- 2 The Motivation for Vote-Buying -- 2.1 -- 2.2 -- 2.3 -- 3 A Consensus on Plutocratic Village Governance -- 4 Villages Dominated by Wealth and Power -- Chapter 5 How the Village Cadres of Southern Jiangsu Province Became Mobile -- 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- 4 -- Chapter 6 Plutocratic Village Governance in Mei County, Shaanxi Province -- 1 -- 2 -- 2.1 The Gujiabao Village (古家堡村) Party Branch Secretary -- 2.2 The Gucheng Village (古城村) Party Branch Secretary -- 2.3 The Hengqu Village Party Branch Secretary -- 2.4 The Fengchi Village (凤池村) Party Branch Secretary -- 2.5 The Sunjiayuan Village (孙家园村) Party Branch Secretary -- 2.6 The Shimali Village (石 李村) Party Branch Secretary -- 3 -- 4 -- 5 -- 6 -- Chapter 7 The Income of Village Cadres in Southern Jiangxi Province -- 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- Chapter 8 The Salary and Professionalization of Village Cadres -- 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- 4 -- 5 -- Chapter 9 Village Doctors, Village Teachers, and Village Governance -- 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- 4 -- Chapter 10 People with Few Family Obligations Become the Mainstay of Village Governance in the Central and Western Regions -- 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- 4 -- 5 -- 6.