Of the contemporary global order, crisis, and change

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6289720
AutoresMette Eilstrup-Sangiovanni (0000-0001-9783-0446, University of Cambridge, autor de correspondencia), Stephanie C Hofmann (0000-0003-0045-8356, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies)
Año2020
Volumen27
Número7
Páginas1077-1089
Fecha de publicación2020-07-02
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of European Public Policy (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1350-1763 • E-ISSN: 1466-4429
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13501763.2019.1678665
OpenAlexW2982237455
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas60
Referencias citadas37

The contemporary global order is widely said to be in crisis. But despite a rapidly proliferating literature on the subject, there is little clarity or consensus about wherein the 'crisis' consist, or what precisely is under threat. We offer a restricted characterization of the post-war global order based on its fundamental substantive and procedural ordering principles: sovereign inter-state relations and a relatively open global economy, characterized by practices of inclusive, rule-bound multilateralism. We argue that only if one of more of these foundational principles are systematically violated, can we speak of a demise of the order. To this end, we consider the extent to which each of these basic principles is currently endangered. We conclude that what we are witnessing is not the collapse of the current world order, but rather its transformation and adaptation into a broader, more flexible and multifaceted system of global governance – a change within the order rather than of the order

Economic system · Economics · Order (exchange · Political economy · Political science · Globalization and Cultural Identity · International Development and Aid · International Relations and Foreign Policy