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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.

APEC is an experimental multilateralism, relying not on a large bureaucracy but rather upon national government agencies, semi-autonomous inter-governmental committees and "virtual" associations. Organized around the principles of consensus, voluntarism and unilateralism, APEC has eschewed binding agreements enforced through monitoring and robust compliance mechanisms. This volume assesses the strengths and weaknesses of APEC's "soft" institutionalism, and its capstone policy report, "Remaking APEC", identifies reforms that would close the credibility gap between APEC's promises and accomplishments. Chapters by leading scholars at APEC Study Centres investigate APEC's core agenda -- trade and investment liberalization and capacity-building -- delve into the inner workings of APEC's bureaucracy, and explore APEC's interactions with civil society, including the private sector and NGOs.This volume contains both the policy report and in-depth specialized studies. It is the product of the APEC International Assessment Network (APIAN), a collaborative, independent project among participating APEC Study Centres. APIAN's first major study, Assessing APEC's Progress: Trade, Ecotech and Institutions was also published by ISEAS (2001)

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

APEC as an institution : multilateral governance in the Asia Pacific (A project of the APEC international assessment network (APIAN)) -- Contents -- The Contributors -- Glossary -- Introduction -- Section I: Policy Report -- 1. Remaking APEC as an Institution: The Third APIAN Policy Report -- Section II: APEC's Strategic Objectives -- 2. APEC's Overall Goals and Objectives, Evolution, and Current Status by Hadi Soesastro -- 3. APEC as a Pacific OECD Revisited by David MacDuff and Yuen Pau Woo -- Section III: Management Reforms -- 4. The APEC Secretariat: A Management Perspective by Stewart Goodings -- 5. Project Selection and Evaluation: APEC's Budget and Management Committee and the Secretariat by Richard E. Feinberg -- Section IV: Trade, Investment and ECOTECH -- 6. The APEC Decision-Making Process for Trade Policy Issues: The Experience and Lessons of 1994–2001 by Joseph M. Damond -- 7. Towards an Assessment of APEC Trade Liberalization and Facilitation by Ippei Yamazawa and Robert Scollay -- 8. Investment Liberalization and Facilitation in the Asia-Pacific: Can APEC Make a Difference? by Myrna S. Austria -- 9. The Wheel that Drives APEC: The Critical Role and Mandate of ECOTECH in APEC by Medhi Krongkaew -- 10. Potential in Search of Achievement: APEC and Human Resource Development by Nigel Haworth -- Section V: Non-Governmental Participation in APEC -- 11. Business Involvement in APEC by Michael C. Mullen -- 12. Civil Society Participation in APEC by Stewart Goodings -- Section VI: APEC and the Security Agenda: First Thoughts -- 13. APEC's Role in Political and Security Issues by John McKay -- Index.