Grand challenges of planetary governance : global order in turbulent times / Oran R. Young.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Young, Oran R., author.

Contributor:

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International organization.

International relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (178 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2021.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this timely book, leading scholar Oran Young reflects on the future of the global order. Developing new lenses through which to consider needs for governance arising on a global scale, Young investigates the grand challenges of the 21st century requiring the most urgent and sustained planetary responses: protecting the Earth's climate system; controlling the eruption of pandemics; suppressing disruptive uses of cyberspace; and guiding the biotechnology revolution.

Contents:

Front Matter

Copyright

Contents

Preface

1. Building intellectual capital for turbulent times

2. Grand challenges of planetary governance in the 21st century

3. Steering mechanisms for social and socioecological systems

4. What do we mean when we speak about the effectiveness of governance systems?

5. Does formalization enhance institutional effectiveness?

6. Escaping social and socioecological traps in complex systems

7. The technological dimensions of governance

8. The future of the global order

References

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-80220-072-X