Global Governance, Legitimacy and Legitimation

Magdalena Bexell, PhD, is a senior lecturer at the Department of Political Science at Lund University, Sweden, and a former Pro Futura Scientia Fellow at the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study in Uppsala. Her research revolves around questions on global governance, legitimacy, public–private collaboration, human rights and development. Among her publications are articles in Globalizations, Global Governance, Innovation, International Feminist Journal of Politics and the co-edited book Democracy and Public-Private Partnerships in Global Governance.

• 1. Introduction: Global Governance, Legitimacy and (De)Legitimation Part I: Legitimation of global policy priorities 2. Legitimation Challenges in Global Health Governance: The Case of Non-Communicable Diseases 3. Legitimacy, Tribridity, and Decent Work Deficits Part II: Legitimation and public-private governance 4. Old Wine in New Bottles? The Legitimation and Delegitimation of UN Public–Private Partnerships for Sustainable Development from the Johannesburg Summit to the Rio þ 20 Summit 5. Business–Humanitarian Partnerships: Processes of Normative Legitimation 6. Organizational Legitimation in the Age of Governing by Numbers: The Case of Regulatory Partnerships on ESG Issues and Financial Decisions Part III: Legitimacy and transnational private governance 7. Exploring the Output Legitimacy of Transnational Fisheries Governance 8. Legitimacy, Institutional Design, and Dispute Settlement: The Case of Eco-Certification Systems