New Coalitions for Global Governance: The Changing Dynamics of Multilateralism

摘要: This article seeks to inform current debates on the changing architecture for global governance by cataloguing and suggesting evaluation criteria alternative multilateral arrangements. Rather than describing a system in crisis, it focuses dynamics of change flexibility which established intergovernmental organizations are challenged meet new demands requirements while accommodating mandates members as well nonstate actors with reach. A proliferating fluctuating set multi-stakeholder arrangements more assertive diverse best describes international operating environment collective decisionmaking action across range issues, raising fundamental questions effectiveness, accountability, legitimacy, sustainability posing challenges authority existing IGOs. KEYWORDS: governance, multilateralism, organizations, action, public policy. ********** The world has changed dramatically since end World War II when United Nations, Bretton Woods institutions, regional were attend matters peace security economic cooperation. (1) What is now only too known accelerated globalization radically multiplied numbers transactions, actors, modes information sharing communication that previously dominated governments. In addition multiplication countries seeking voice forums, transnational movements civil society, nongovernmental (NGOs), multinational corporations, even wealthy individuals influencing ways policy made implemented. Through advocacy, lobbying, direct service provision (and terrorism), these perceptions behavior fields health, environmental management, security, human rights, trade. Intergovernmental (IGOs) themselves under constant pressure reform, hybrid ad hoc interstate open avenues extra-institutional responses, multiplex forum shopping. While much been an alleged "crisis multilateralism" wake Security Council's failure mediate 2003 Iraq crisis US withdrawal from abrogation number treaties, such International Criminal Court, Kyoto Protocol, Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty, Biological Weapons Convention address problems fact highly dynamic adaptable. Without question, some notably face daunting challenges, evident Kofi Annan's dramatic invocation member states initiate critical reforms: We have come fork road. may be moment no less decisive 1945 itself, Nations was founded. must decide whether possible continue basis agreed first up, or radical changes needed, deal threats ranging terrorism weapons mass destruction possibility States act preemptively respond threats.... It not enough denounce unilateralism, unless we also up squarely concerns make feel uniquely vulnerable, those drive them take unilateral action. show can, will, addressed effectively through (2) Efforts this institutional reform challenge occur ways, about enlarging Council representative "democratic" proposed Assemblage Democratic expansion G8 G-20 both membership mandate. …