Rethinking Global Governance

Thomas G. Weiss is Presidential Professor at the Graduate Center, City University of New York.Rorden Wilkinson is Professor of Global Political Economy and Deputy Pro-Vice- Chancellor at the University of Sussex.

• About the AuthorsPrefaceAbbreviationsIntroduction Back to Basics1 The Global Governance Problématique2 Why History Matters3 Planetary Isn’t the Point4 Global Governance in the Everyday5 Better and Better Global GovernanceNotesIndex

"Weiss and Wilkinson have brought a unique wealth of knowledge and experience to this concise and readable volume on the often misunderstood but critically important topic of global governance. It is a must-read for students, scholars, and policy-makers interested in the future of our planet and how we govern it."Adekeye Adebajo, University of Johannesburg"This book asks all the right questions for understanding global governance. Weiss and Wilkinson urge us to think less globally and more analytically about the sources of power, authority, and change in the modern world. Rethinking Global Governance should shake our intellectual attachments to static organizations as authoritative sources of order. A compelling read for new insights into the dynamics that constitute global governance."Beth A. Simmons, University of Pennsylvania"Today, talk of global governance is out of fashion…This short, pithy book makes the case for a new scholarly focus on international cooperation."Foreign Affairs