Markets, Governments, Communities and Global Governance

Bibliographic Data

ID2354438
AuthorsAlberto Martinelli (0000-0001-8391-3486, University of Milan, corresponding author)
Year2003
Volume18
Issue2
Pages291-323
Publication date2003-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Sociology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0268-5809 • E-ISSN: 1461-7242
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0268580903018002001
OpenAlexW2115256874
LanguageEN
Citations received19
References cited34

In this article the author introduces the argument by stating what should be changed in our sociological perspectives, stressing the contradictory character of the social world in the 21st century as a single system and a fragmented world, and identifying global integration and global governance as key problematic questions. He then addresses these questions from a sociological perspective, updating existing theories and discussing the role of markets, government organizations and communities as institutional mechanisms of social integration and governance of the world system. More specifically, he examines: (1) international markets and transnational corporations (TNCs) as institutions that operate largely, although not exclusively, according to the exchange principle; (2) nation-states, international organizations, and supranational unions as institutions that operate largely, although not exclusively, according to the legitimate authority principle; and (3) collective movements and epistemic communities as institutions that operate largely, although not exclusively, according to the solidarity principle. Finally, the author explains his notion of democratic global governance and analyses the main factors favouring or hindering peaceful integration and democratic governance at the world level

Capitalism · Corporate governance · Democracy · Economic system · Economics · Global governance · Globalization · Law and economics · Management · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Solidarity · World-system · International Development and Aid · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law · Public Administration · World Systems and Global Transformations