Lesson 2.2: Contemporary Global Governance Flashcards
Contemporary global governance emerged with the recognition of problems that defy solutions by a single state and the growing numbers and importance of non-state actors. One of the sources of global governance is Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs), an entity created by a treaty involving two or more nations working in good faith on issues of common interest. The United Nations is arguably the most significant IGO of our time, ceaselessly working, up to this date, to uphold the missions in th (56 cards)
How is the world governed even in the absence of a world government in order to produce norms, codes of conduct and regulatory, surveillance and compliance instruments?
Global Governance
“the sum of laws, norms, policies and institutions that define, constitute and mediate trans-border relations between states, cultures, citizens, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations and the market – the wielders and the objects of the exercise of international public power.”
Global Governance
Global governance is the sum of ____ that define, constitue, and mediate trans-boarder relations between _____.
Global governance is the sum of laws, norms, policies, and institutions that define, constitue, and mediate trans-boarder relations between states, cultures, citizens, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, and the market
– the wielders and the objects of the exercise of international public power.
Purposeful systems of rules or norms that ensure order beyond what occurs “naturally”
Governance
A rules-based order without government
Global governance
Global Governance
The starting point is that governance for the planet is ____
weak
Why is there global governance?
- A growing recognition of problems that defy solutions by a single state
- The sheer growth in the numbers and importance of non-state actors
“Global governance reflects the realization that ____ and ____ do not have the capacity to address ____”
“Global governance reflects the realization that states and state-centric institutions do not have the capacity to address the challenges that render borders even more porous”
An entity created by treaty, involving two or more nations, to work in good faith, on issues of common interest
Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs)
Acronym
IGO
Intergovernmental Organizations
Order of how the United Nations was developed from a certain treaty to being a global organization
- Treaty of Versailles
- League of Nations
- United Nations
Powers of IOS
(Barnett & Finnemore, 2004)
- The power of clarissification
- The power to fix meanings
- The power to diffuse norms
Power of IOs
The power to classify and categorize various aspects of international relations.
Example: ____
Classification
Example: UN Classificaition of coutnries
Power of IOs
Defining and fixing meanings related to international norms, standards, and legal frameworks
Example: ____
Fix Meanings
Example: International Court of Justice
Powers of IOs
Diffuse norms and promote standards of behavior among their member states and the broader international community.
Example: ____
Diffuse Norms
Example: WHO promoting health standards and guidelines
After the WW2, ____ countries
committed to ____ .
51 countries
Committed to:
- Maintaining international peace and security
- Developing friendly relations among nations
- Promoting social progress
- Better living standards and human rights
During this conference, the UN charter was signed.
When was this held?
San Francisco Conference
June 26, 1945
Brief History of UN:
June 26, 1945
During the San Francisco Conference, the UN Charter was signed
The foundational treaty of the UN
UN Charter
When was UN founded?
October 24, 1945
Veto Powers of UN (P5)
- China
- France
- Russia
- UK
- US
Observer nations in the UN
- Palestine
- Vatican City
The United Nations have how many current member states?
193 member states
+2 observer states (Palestine, Vatican City)
Aims of the UN Charter:
- To keep peace throughout the world
- To develop friendly relations among nations
- To help nations work together to improve the lives of poor people, to conquer hunger, disease and illiteracy, and to encourage respect for each other’s rights and freedoms;
- To be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations to achieve these goals.
