World Economic Forum

The World Economic Forum (WEF) is an international non‐profit organization that brings together corporate and political leaders and academic, media, and civil society actors at annual meetings and regional fora. Founded in Geneva in 1971 as the European Management Forum, the organization has expanded from a European business network to a “global” institution and was renamed to reflect this aspiration in 1987. Its annual meetings in Davos, Switzerland, are the WEF's most visible activity. The WEF's objectives are imprecise, but the organization represents itself as broadly “committed to improving the state of the world.” It provides a platform for business, government, and NGO representatives jointly to “consider the major global issues of the day and to brainstorm on solutions” ( http://www.weforum.org/history ). The priorities of the WEF over time have shifted from a concern with regional economic competitiveness to global political and economic strategies. The organization itself can be seen as part of a framework of global governance that goes beyond the conventional architecture of the state system. It has also provided a focus for anti‐globalization protest and critique

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  Samuel P Huntington, Ṣalāḥ Qanṣūh et al.•Clash of Civilizations and the…•1996

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