Global Governance. As It Was, Is, and Ought to Be.

This essay reflects on the past, present, and potential future of global governance, its historical practices and principles, the interests it has served, and who/what it has included/excluded or marginalized. It initially explores ontological, conceptual, and normative issues, and how these have be...

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Author: R. Gill, Stephen
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2020
Country:México
Institution:EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICO
Repository:Foro Internacional
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:oai.forointernacional.colmex.mx:article/2800
Online Access:https://forointernacional.colmex.mx/index.php/fi/article/view/2800
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:global governance
world order
global capitalism
survival of humankind
biosphere
sustainable planetary governance
gobernanza global
orden mundial
capitalismo mundial
sobrevivencia de la humanidad
biosfera
gobernanza planetaria sostenible
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Summary:This essay reflects on the past, present, and potential future of global governance, its historical practices and principles, the interests it has served, and who/what it has included/excluded or marginalized. It initially explores ontological, conceptual, and normative issues, and how these have been historically connected to the dynamics of world orders, patterns of global governance, and global capitalism. It reflects on developments from the eleventh century up to World War II and critically appraises presently dominant principles and practices of global governance—in order to highlight key questions concerning the future. The essay asks whether current practices are in contradiction to the material and human interests and indeed the very survival of humankind and the integrity of the planet, its biosphere, and its life-forms. It concludes by identifying some forms of political agency that might help reshape governance towards more equitable, socially just and sustainable planetary governance.