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South America's security agenda demands the simultaneous management of domestic crises, interstate conflicts and transnational threats. Though located at different systemic levels (national, international, transnational), the three conflict clusters are often interrelated and tend to overlap in the region's border areas. The region's policy makers, aware of this highly complex agenda and in spite of their striking differences, have tended to build regional structures of authority that coordinate, manage and rule collective responses to these threats. In addition, the unilateral, bilateral and multilateral structures and the region's capabilities to solve conflicts have become more important than the respective inter-American bodies over the past decade. Given this shift in the management of regional security affairs, we ask if a multilevel approach on the part of an overarching security architecture is more effective than separate governance schemes regarding each specific security threat. Since neither the traditional models of power balancing and alliance building nor the security-community approach can sufficiently explain the region's security dynamics, we assume and provide evidence that different systems of security governance overlap and coexist in South America. -- South America ; Brazil ; United States ; OAS ; Rio Group ; governance ; security governance ; structures of authority ; multilevel approach ; security threats ; security agenda ; UNASUR ; MERCOSUR

This book explores and analyses the multidimensional influence the European Union exerts in the world, focusing on its contribution to regional and global governance. Presenting a multidisciplinary approach with contributions by a panel of outstanding scholars from political science, economics, legal studies, philosophy and history, the book examines the EU as global player and international power in the making. The book is divided into three parts: Part I examines the influence of the EU as such on global governance, considering the Euro, the common market, the modernization policies for a knowledge society and its global role as both a multinational and regional democratic political system Part 2 focuses on the EU's external policies, including trade; humanitarian aid; the environment; climate change, migration, terrorism, crime and EU foreign policy Part 3 explores the EU as a global actor in the making and looks at issues including enlargement and the EU's neighbourhood policy; inter-regionalism; it critically addresses the weight of the historical legacies of Europe in the world and its cosmopolitan perspectives as well The European Union and Global Governance will be of vital interest to students and scholars of European Politics, International Relations, and European Studies.

"We live in an era of human-dominated ecosystems in which the demand for environmental governance is rising rapidly. At the same time, confidence in the capacity of governments to meet this demand is waning. How can we address the resultant governance deficit and achieve sustainable development? This book brings together perspectives from economics, management, and political science in order to identify innovative approaches to governance and bring them to bear on environmental issues. The authors' analysis of important cases demonstrates how governance systems need to fit their specific setting and how effective policies can be developed without relying exclusively on government. They argue that the future of environmental policies lies in coordinated systems that simultaneously engage actors located in the public sector, the private sector, and civil society. Governance for the Environment draws attention to cutting-edge questions for practitioners and analysts interested in environmental governance."--Jacket

Cross-sectoral governance regimes -- Banking, finance, accounting, and insurance -- Communications, electronics, and media -- Agriculture and foodstuffs -- Transport -- Energy, the environment, and natural resources -- Chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and health

Metropolregionen haben in Forschung, Raumordnungspolitik und Praxis zunehmend an Bedeutung gewonnen. Die Stärkung der regionalen Zusammenarbeit und der Einsatz effektiver, d. h. zielorientierter Governance sind heutzutage unerlässlich. Dieses Buch ist als Beitrag zu einer sich verstärkenden Debatte um Governance in den Metropolregionen zu verstehen. Dabei werden Einblicke in die Praxis von den Praktikern selbst gegeben, die in den 11 anerkannten europäischen Metropolregionen in Deutschland arbeiten. Jede Metropolregion erläutert ihre Geschichte und Arbeitsweise. Die Methode des Storytelling soll die Mannigfaltigkeit und Kontextabhängigkeit der regionalen Governance-Arrangements illustrieren. Damit ist das Buch sowohl für die Wissenschaft als Material für die weitere Governance-Diskussion von Bedeutung; ebenso ist es als eine Handreichung für die politische und die Verwaltungspraxis zu verstehen. Diese Besonderheit des Buches dürfte von außerordentlichem Interesse für die Debatte um die Metropolregionen im Speziellen aber auch für die Debatte über Governance im Allgemeinen sein.