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Post-Political Regulation

Soft Power and Post-Political Visions in Global Governance

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ID2370000
AuthorsC Garsten (0000-0002-1652-631X, Stockholm University), Kerstin Jacobsson (0000-0003-2179-4981, Södertörn University)
Year2013
Volume39
Issue3
Pages421-437
Publication date2013-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCritical Sociology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0896-9205 • E-ISSN: 1569-1632
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0896920511413942
OpenAlexW2153733560
LanguageEN
Citations received28
References cited42

The debate on global governance points to shifts in the type and nature of regulation as well as in the set of actors involved. The article introduces a novel way of conceptualizing the changes, namely a move towards post-political forms of regulation (see also Garsten and Jacobsson, 2007). Drawing on Chantal Mouffe's notion of 'the post-political vision', the article argues that many contemporary forms of regulation are premised on consensual relationships as the basis for regulatory activity. These regulatory practices tend to narrow down the conflictual space, thereby exerting a form of soft power. Moreover, in the post-political forms of regulation, unequal power relations tend to be rendered invisible. The empirical cases discussed are voluntary regulatory arrangements, more specifically the Open Method of Coordination of the EU (OMC) and CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) initiatives

Corporate governance · Economic system · Economics · Law and economics · Management · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Soft power · Vision · Corporate Law and Human Rights · Global trade, sustainability, and social impact · Law · Regulation and Compliance Studies

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Citations per year1,87
Citation span2011 - 2026 (16)
Citation velocitycurrent
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