Introduction

  • Institutional reconversions in the new world order and the expansion of the idea of governance
  • Governance and the diffusion of power
  • Mutations of the nation-state: transformation of the modes of operation of the nation-state
  • Constraints in the Governance–Nation-State relationship: transnationalization of authority and sovereignty; evolution of the structure of authority: public and private, national, subnational and supranational
  • Governance and key notions: the minimalist state/the limits of state action, beyond the state/beyond the State, beyond sovereignty/beyond sovereignty, publicness/the public sphere, the return of the state, public-private relations, public service delivery, Quangos (quasi-autonomous non-governmental organizations), self-governance/self-governance
  • Political reorientations and institutional foundations of the global governance model: democratization, empowerment, liberalization, accountability, anti-corruption, good governance, governability, responsibility, civil society, civil economy, freedoms, rule of law, human rights, property, advocacy, corporate social responsibility, standardization/normalization/harmonization, innovation, soft governance-coordination, self-regulation
  • Governance and the transnationalization of public and private actors
  • State and non-state actors, regulation and governance: State/government, non-state actors (ANE), regional bodies, international organizations, transnational corporations
  • Network governance
  • Governance in international relations: contemporary formations of power

Forms of governance

  • Political foundations of new forms of governance
  • Public governance and corporate governance
  • Definitions of political governance and economic governance and their relationship with public and corporate governance
  • Non-public, market-driven governance: self-regulatory governance
  • Multi-level/multi-scale governance, stakeholders and multi-stakeholderism in public governance and corporate governance
  • State, decentralization and diffusion of power: delegation of competencies; transfer of competencies to local/territorial governance
  • Cross-border cooperation, territorial development and decentralized governance, subnational governance
  • Independent regulatory bodies: conceptual frameworks, institution-building, modes of diffusion and legitimization, roles, areas of activity

Governance and partnership

  • Partnership approaches: the Anglo-Saxon school and the Francophone school
  • Tri-sector partnership rhetoric: Tri-sector partnerships: G/St + IO + PrS = PPP > DB + CSO + PrS = PPP > G/St + PrS + CSO = PPP > PrS + DB/IO + G/St = PPP (G/St = Government/State; IO = International Organizations; DB = Bilateral Agencies; IO = International Organizations; CSO = Civil Society Organizations; PPP = Public-Private Partnership; PrS = Private Sector)
  • Redefinition of roles between the public and private sectors within new forms of partnership and governance
  • Transnational corporations and the notion of partnership
  • Public-private partnerships (PPP): conceptual frameworks, policy modeling
  • Governance and public-private partnership/G-PPP
  • Governance-PPP = G-PPP and the multi-scale intervention method
  • Multi-stakeholder partnerships and multi-scale governance: definitions, issues
  • Partnership and business engagement in development: transnational agenda; public and private discourse
  • Global partnerships: conceptual frameworks, transnationalization of partnership systems; global partnership initiatives
  • Multi-stakeholder alliances: international organizations, states/governments and the private sector; public-private infrastructure partnerships: education, health; global alliances

Governance and business

  • Governance and business: general overview
  • Emergence of governance and business in the spheres of the State/government, non-state actors (ANE), regional bodies, international organizations
  • Global Business Coalition, World Business Council for Sustainable Development, The Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum, The Business Humanitarian Forum, World Resources Institute, World Council for Corporate Governance, The Global Reporting Initiative, International Organization for Standardization, The International Union for Conservation of Nature, Transparency International, World Energy Council/Conseil Mondial de l'Énergie, Business Fights Poverty, Business Action for Africa, Business and Human Rights, EABIS…
  • Transnational networks/alliances/platforms: non-state actors, stakeholders…
  • Governance and public service delivery
  • Economy oriented by state regulation, policy liberalization, sustainability and growth, business and market formation
  • New Lex Mercatoria and Governance

Governance and intellectual property rights

  • The emergence of intellectual property rights: general introduction
  • World Intellectual Property Organization
  • What is intellectual property?
  • The emergence of intellectual property rights in the global economy
  • World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO/OMPI): policies, standards, mandates, cooperation and development, developing countries…
  • World Trade Organization and TRIPs: Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights/ADPIC: aspects of intellectual property rights related to trade
  • Global regulation of intellectual property: representations for Northern and Southern countries
  • Lobbying by private actors in the field of global intellectual property rights regulation
  • Governance and intellectual property

Governance and the global agri-food system

  • Governance and the agri-food system: general framework
  • Deregulation/regulation of agriculture, land markets, food markets
  • Agri-food system and the notion of intellectual property rights
  • Liberalization of food policies
  • Relocation of the agri-food system
  • New policies for managing food resources
  • Implementation of business rules and standards in the agri-food system
  • Transnational corporations and the global food system
  • Global agri-food system and national/transnational actors: State and agri-food corporations
  • States, international organizations and the global food issue
  • Food production in Northern and Southern countries and global food governance

Governance and water resources

  • Water governance: general introduction
  • State/government and water resources
  • International organizations and the water issue
  • Deregulation and regulation of water
  • The water industry: water supply; the market of water providers
  • Governance and water policy management
  • Transnationalization of water governance
  • Water Rights/the right to water, Water Decade
  • Cooperation and transboundary water management
  • Multi-stakeholderism and water
  • Partnerships and alliances for water and sanitation worldwide
  • Water governance: State and the business sector

Governance and climate change

  • Governance and climate change: theoretical approach to the issue
  • Environment, decarbonization of the global economy and the carbon business/market/low-carbon economy in the North and South
  • Climate policies: governments, international organizations, non-governmental organizations, global forums, transnational corporations
  • Environmental regulation: United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, Stockholm 1972; Our Common Future, Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED), published in 1987, Brundtland Report; United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, Rio de Janeiro 1992 – Agenda 21; United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC/CCNUCC), Rio 1992; UNFCCC/COP, Conference of the Parties, Berlin 1995, The Berlin Mandate; Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Kyoto 1997, United Nations 1998; World Summit on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg 2002; Kyoto Protocol, Accra Report 2008; UNFCCC/COP15/CMP5, The United Nations Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen, December 2009; UNFCCC/COP16/CMP6, Cancun, Mexico 2010; UNFCCC/COP17/CMP7, Durban, South Africa 2011; RIO+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2012
  • Environment and multi-level, multi-stakeholder governance
  • Business sector initiatives: alliances, networks, projects
  • Local environmental governance management
  • Low-carbon economy: paradigm shift and policies in Northern and Southern countries
  • Governance and climate change-related issues
  • Political economy of climate change

Governance and the extractive industry

  • Governance and the extractive industry: introduction
  • States/governments and natural resources
  • Liberalization of the extractive industry
  • Management and co-management of natural resources/shared governance
  • UN Global Compact: the axes of the UN Global Compact: human rights, labor rights, environment, anti-corruption
  • Voluntary principles and transparency: normative instruments in the extractive industry
  • Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) > Natural Resource Charter
  • Transparency and management of extractive industry revenues
  • Extractive industry and transnational corporations
  • Human rights, business and the extractive industry
  • Extractive industry in the fields of society, economy and property rights
  • Extractive economy and sustainable development

Global governance

  • Global governance: theoretical approaches
  • Group of the most industrialized countries: G7; G8; G8+5; G20
  • Group of developing countries: G77; G24; G15
  • United Nations Security Council: structure, role, members
  • International financial institutions (Bretton Woods): IMF, World Bank, WTO
  • UN specialized agencies/UN intergovernmental organizations
  • Global governance initiative: World Economic Forum
  • Global economic governance
  • European Union: regional governance and global governance

Diffusion of governance in the European Union, Africa, Asia, Latin America

  • Governance in the European Union, Africa, Asia and Latin America: context, actors and power issues
  • Interdependence between politics, market economy and the governance system
  • Transnationalization of governance relations between the European Union and Southern countries
  • Governance and EU–China relations

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