Why Govern?

Amitav Acharya is the UNESCO Chair in Transnational Challenges and Governance, School of International Service, American University, Washington DC. His recent publications include The End of American World Order (2014), Rethinking Power, Institutions and Ideas in World Politics: Whose IR? (2013), and Whose Ideas Matter: Agency and Power in Asian Regionalism (2009).

• 1. Rethinking demand, purpose and progress in global governance: an introduction Amitav Acharya; 2. The great descent: 'global governance' in historical and theoretical perspective Daniel Deudney; 3. Who is liberal now? Rising powers and global norms Miles Kahler; 4. The social purposes of global governance Rodney Bruce Hall; 5. Conflicts and security Andrew Mack; 6. Human rights Kathryn Sikkink; 7. Atrocity crimes Ramesh Thakur; 8. Trade Susan Sell; 9. Finance Eric Helleiner; 10. Climate Sikina Jinnah; 11. Refugees Alexander Betts; 12. Health David P. Fidler; 13. Cyberspace and social media Derrick Cogburn; 14. The contested quest for global governance: conclusions and directions for further research Amitav Acharya.