Power in Global Governance [Paperback]

This edited volume gathers together international scholars to reconsider the conceptualization of power in world politics.This contributory volume gathers together international scholars to reconsider the conceptualization of power in world politics. Arguing that the importance of power in international relations is underestimated, the book presents and employs a taxonomy of power that embraces agency, institutions, structure and discourse. It demonstrates how these different forms connect and intersect in a range of different issue areas and shows how such an expanded concept can enliven and enrich our understanding of global governance. This ambitious and wide-ranging volume with have a broad appeal.This contributory volume gathers together international scholars to reconsider the conceptualization of power in world politics. Arguing that the importance of power in international relations is underestimated, the book presents and employs a taxonomy of power that embraces agency, institutions, structure and discourse. It demonstrates how these different forms connect and intersect in a range of different issue areas and shows how such an expanded concept can enliven and enrich our understanding of global governance. This ambitious and wide-ranging volume with have a broad appeal.These contributions by international scholars reconsider the conceptualization of power in world politics. Arguing that the importance of power in international relations is underestimated, the book presents and employs a taxonomy of power that embraces agency, institutions, structure and discourse. It demonstrates how these different forms connect and intersect and how such an expanded concept can enrich our understanding of global governance.1. Power and global governance Michael N. Barnett and Raymond Duvall; 2. Power, institutions, and the production of inequality Andrew Hurrell; 3. Policing and global governance Mark Laffey and Jutta Weldes; 4. Power, fairness and the global economy Ethl³A