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his book explores two dimensions of
contemporary global governance . The
first part looks at the relationship between
multipolarity and global governance . Thus
the position of major players in global governance
– namely China, Russia, the Trilateral
Dialogue Forum of India, Brazil and South
Africa (IBSA), Japan and the EU – is examined .
The second part takes a look at particular discourses
that inform the debate about global
governance . In this context, the book investigates
issues such as the relationship between
global governance and democracy,
global governance and security thinking,
and the way international institutions influence
national policy .
This volume builds on research activities
within the network REGIMEN (Research Network
on International Governance, Globalization
and the Transformation of the State) .
Contents: Dries Lesage/Pierre Vercauteren:
Introduction • Dries Lesage: Global Governance
and Multipolarity . An Exploration of the
Challenge • Gustaaf Geeraerts/Jonathan Holslag:
China Engages the World • Andrei P . Tsygankov:
Russia in Global Governance . Multipolarity or
Multilateralism • Ian Taylor: Growing Multipolarity,
Coalitions and Global Governance . The
India-Brazil-South Africa Dialogue Forum •
Elena Atanassova-Cornelis: Redefining National
Interest . Japanese Security Policy and the Challenge
of Global Governance • Sven Biscop:
Global Public Goods . Engine of a Comprehensive
EU Security Strategy • Pierre Vercauteren:
Which Relationships Exist between Global
Governance and Global Democracy? Convergence
or Divergence? • Barbara Delcourt/Nina
Wilén: The Creation of a Democratic Caucus
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Dries Lesage • Pierre Vercauteren (eds .)
Contemporary Global Governance
Multipolarity vs New Discourses on Global Governance
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within the UN and the Reform of the Human
Rights Commission • Tine Vandervelden: The
UN at 60 . Assessing the Feasibility of a Global
Security Consensus • Teun Van de Voorde: Be-
tween Discourse and Reality . The United Nations
Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy • Francine
Mestrum: Development and Poverty, Peace
and Security . Poverty Reduction and Millennium
Development Goals in the Framework
of Global Governance • Yves Palau: The Concept
of Public Governance within the OECD . A
Standard for Rationalising Policies • James N .
Rosenau: Conclusions . Governing the Ungovernable
. The Challenge of a Global Disaggregation
of Authority .
«(...) this collection of essays is informative
and provides a very useful introduction for
students and general readers to the subject of
global governance in the early twenty-first
century.» (Joseph Tse-Hei Lee, Journal of Asia
Pacific Studies)
dries lesage is researcher at the Global
Governance Research Group of Ghent University
and member of REGIMEN . He teaches
‘Theories of International Relations’ and
‘Globalization and Global Governance’ . A special
research interest is the relation between
multipolarity and global governance .
Pierre verCauteren is professor at the
Catholic University of Mons (FUCaM) and secretary
general of REGIMEN . He teaches ‘International
Politics’ and ‘Global Governance’ .
His research interest is particularly devoted
to the question of the shift from ‘government’
to ‘governance’ in the global system .
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Natalie J . Doyle •
Pascaline Winand (eds .)
New Europe, New World?
The European Union, Europe and the
Challenges of the 21st Century
Bruxelles, Bern, Berlin, Frankfurt am Main,
New York, Oxford, Wien, 2010 . 283 pp ., 5 tables
European Policy . Vol . 47
General Editor: Pascaline Winand
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he EU has long played a central role in
promoting economic prosperity and
political stability in Europe . With twentyseven
countries, it is a powerful trade negotiator
and is seen by many as a growing force
for global security and welfare . But does the
EU giant have feet of clay? Is it recognized as
a legitimate political and social project by its
own citizens? How well does it respond to
global challenges, such as environmental
degradation and terrorism? How successful
is it in projecting its image as a promoter of
human rights, of conflict prevention, social
justice, development cooperation, environmental
protection and multilateralism?
This volume contributes to the debate
about the changing face of Europe and the
way it works, not just internally, but also with
the rest of the world . It first explores the merits
of fostering inclusive multicultural citizenship
and religious pluralism in Europe,
the necessity of reinventing the EU from below,
and the urgency of addressing EU internal
migration problems . It then examines
the new role of the EU in world politics and
how other countries view it in terms of hard
and soft power . Can the EU inspire by its development
aid, conflict prevention, social
and audiovisual policies? How efficient is it
in exporting security to the rest of the world?
The final chapters deal with the EU in the Asia
Pacific region .
Contents: Pascaline Winand/Alfonso
Martínez Arranz/Natalie J . Doyle: A New
Europe in a Changing World . Challenges and
Opportunities • Giancarlo Chiro/Katharine
Vadura: Whither European Integration? The
Impact of Multicultural Identities in a Glo-
balising Context • Natalie J . Doyle: European
«Integration» or «Acculturation»? • Willfried
Spohn: Europeanisation, Religion and Collec-
tive Identities in an Enlarging Europe . A
Multiple Modernities Perspective • Sonia