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Governing the ungovernable: The challenge of a global disaggregation of authority
Author(s) -
Rosenau James N.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
regulation and governance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.417
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1748-5991
pISSN - 1748-5983
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5991.2007.00001.x
Subject(s) - corporate governance , globalization , global governance , government (linguistics) , regulatory authority , transnational governance , business , public administration , economic system , political science , economics , law , linguistics , philosophy , finance
The processes of globalization have led to a proliferation of spheres of authority and significant challenges for global governance. In this paper is discussed the concept of spheres of authority, the factors that encourage their proliferation, and the prospects for global governance in a world of disaggregated authority. The proliferation of spheres of authority does not mean that global governance is impossible, but that it will not result from a global government. Instead, governance will emerge from the interaction of overlapping spheres of authority; regulation will be achieved not through centralized authority but through the spread of norms, informal rules, and regimes.