Multilateral Governance of Nuclear Risks
In: Risk, hazards & crisis in public policy, Band 10, Heft 2, S. 142-154
ISSN: 1944-4079
In: Risk, hazards & crisis in public policy, Band 10, Heft 2, S. 142-154
ISSN: 1944-4079
In: IPS-Nathan Lectures series
In: International relations of the Asia-Pacific: a journal of the Japan Association of International Relations, Band 4, Heft 2, S. 319-321
ISSN: 1470-482X
World Affairs Online
In: Oxford scholarship online
This book addresses the consequences of legitimacy in global governance, in particular asking: when and how do legitimacy crises affect international organizations (IOs) and their capacity to rule. The book starts with a new conceptualization of legitimacy crisis that looks at public challenges from a variety of actors. Based on this conceptualization, it applies a mixed-methods approach to identify and examine legitimacy crises, starting with a quantitative analysis of mass media data on challenges of a sample of 32 IOs. It shows that some, but not all organizations have experienced legitimacy crises, spread over several decades from 1985 to 2020. Following this, the book presents a qualitative study to further examine legitimacy crises of two selected case studies: the WTO and the UNFCCC. Whereas earlier research assumed that legitimacy crises have negative consequences, the book introduces a theoretical framework that privileges the activation inherent in a legitimacy crisis. It holds that this activation may not only harm an IO, but could also strengthen it, in terms of its material, institutional, and decision-making capacity. The following statistical analysis shows that whether a crisis has predominantly negative or positive effects depends on a variety of factors. These include the specific audience whose challenges define a certain crisis, and several institutional properties of the targeted organization. The ensuing in-depth analysis of the WTO and the UNFCCC further reveals how legitimacy crises and both positive and negative consequences are interlinked, and that effects of crises are sometimes even visible beyond the organizational borders.
This book addresses the consequences of legitimacy in global governance, in particular asking: when and how do legitimacy crises affect international organizations (IOs) and their capacity to rule. The book starts with a new conceptualization of legitimacy crisis that looks at public challenges from a variety of actors. Based on this conceptualization, it applies a mixed-methods approach to identify and examine legitimacy crises, starting with a quantitative analysis of mass media data on challenges of a sample of 32 IOs. It shows that some, but not all organizations have experienced legitimacy crises, spread over several decades from 1985 to 2020. Following this, the book presents a qualitative study to further examine legitimacy crises of two selected case studies: the WTO and the UNFCCC. Whereas earlier research assumed that legitimacy crises have negative consequences, the book introduces a theoretical framework that privileges the activation inherent in a legitimacy crisis. It holds that this activation may not only harm an IO, but could also strengthen it, in terms of its material, institutional, and decision-making capacity. The following statistical analysis shows that whether a crisis has predominantly negative or positive effects depends on a variety of factors. These include the specific audience whose challenges define a certain crisis, and several institutional properties of the targeted organization. The ensuing in-depth analysis of the WTO and the UNFCCC further reveals how legitimacy crises and both positive and negative consequences are interlinked, and that effects of crises are sometimes even visible beyond the organizational borders.
In: Security studies, Band 25, Heft 1, S. 142-179
ISSN: 0963-6412
World Affairs Online
In: Security studies, Band 25, Heft 1, S. 142-179
ISSN: 1556-1852
In: Oxford review of economic policy, Band 28, Heft 2, S. 195-210
ISSN: 1460-2121
In: Internationale Politik und Gesellschaft: IPG = International politics and society, Heft 4, S. 44-62
ISSN: 0945-2419
World Affairs Online
In: Internationale Politik und Gesellschaft: IPG = International politics and society, Heft 4, S. 44-62
In: Contemporary security policy, Band 45, Heft 1, S. 72-109
ISSN: 1743-8764
In: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics
In: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics Ser.
In: Palgrave studies in European Union politics
An interdisciplinary approach to the study of the EU in UN human rights and environmental governance which addresses the legal and political science dimensions. With contributions from academics and policy-makers, this volume is a comprehensive analysis of how the challenges it faces impact on the EU's position in UN fora.