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Global governance belongs to the rhetoric of abstract words which everyone has to deal with but without really knowing what it is. In order to take the idea seriously, we need to first return to its origin, then give a more precise definition of its two main characteristics: on the one hand a configuration of actors, and on the other a fairly general objective: regulation. These characteristics are not fixed. By examining the way they have changed, we attempt to find out what is behind the "evolution" of international cooperation. ; La gouvernance mondiale appartient à cette rhétorique de mots abstraits avec lesquels tout le monde compose sans savoir exactement de quoi il s'agit. Prendre la notion au sérieux consiste d'abord à revenir sur son origine. Il s'agit ensuite de définir plus précisément ses deux caractéristiques principales : d'une part, une configuration d'acteurs et d'autre part, un objectif assez général de régulation. Ces caractéristiques ne sont pas fixes et en examinant leurs transformations, on peut tenter de savoir ce qui fait « l'évolution » de la coopération internationale.

David Mitrany is known as the founder of international functionalism. His seminal book, A Working Peace System, dates from 1943 & remains remarkably topical. In defending a global conception of security & a liberal interpretation of peace, his arguments are at the crux of debates on the future of multilateralism. But they also have their weaknesses. An overly rational viewpoint on international behavior & a disproportionate belief in the dynamics of common needs end up suggesting that political conflicts can be resolved by debates among experts. However, these rather standard criticisms in no way detract from Mitrany's intuitions, whether they pertain to the advent of "human security" or the limits of political regionalism. Even more so, it is the quest for a method for "making peace" that constitutes the most novel contribution of Mitrany's functionalism. Pragmatic in its inspiration, it constitutes an unusual approach among international relations scholars. A real practical philosophy, it is also a lesson for their research to study from. Adapted from the source document.