In a world shaken by constant crises and shifting power dynamics, Global and Regional Governance in a Multicentric World delves into the core of the global governance system, exploring its flaws, its evolution, and the forces seeking to reshape it. As the Western-crafted liberal order faces unprecedented scrutiny, this book provides a timely analysis of how emerging powers - China, Brazil, India, South Africa, and others - are challenging traditional governance models, proposing alternatives that better reflect their values, interests, and aspirations.
From Asia to Africa, Latin America to Eurasia, this book examines how these regions, collectively known as “the Rest” or “the Global South,” are responding to the shortcomings of a global system long dominated by Western interests. Through insightful regional studies, the authors highlight how “rising powers” are no longer willing to remain peripheral players; instead, they are pushing for a more inclusive, representative, and effective global framework.
Rooted in the latest international relations trends, this book offers an incisive exploration of new governance models emerging in a “multi-centric” world. It raises pressing questions about global stability as follows: Will these rising powers succeed in transforming the global order? How do they envision international cooperation? Can their ideas coexist with established Western powers?
Through this work, readers gain a nuanced understanding of the forces shaping tomorrow’s world and the potential pathways for reform. Ideal for scholars, policymakers, and those with a keen interest in world affairs, Global and Regional Governance in a Multicentric World is a compelling call to rethink contemporary global governance and the possible paths of the international agenda in an era where traditional multilateralism is no longer able neither sufficient to address the pressing challenges from our interconnected world.
Edited by:
Gabriel Rached,
Maria Lagutina,
Giovanni Barbieri
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Publication: Switzerland
Dimensions:
Height: 210mm,
Width: 148mm,
ISBN: 9783031826764
ISBN 10: 3031826760
Series: International Political Economy Series
Pages: 259
Publication Date: 25 May 2025
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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College/higher education
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Undergraduate
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Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Section 1: Scenarios from the emerging world.- Chapter 1: The role of china in a world under transformation: a non-western approach to global governance.- Chapter 2: Russia’s role in the transformation of the global governance system: between the global north and the global south.- Chapter 3: India’s aspirations for global governance through brics: significance for south asia.- Chapter 4: International rearrangements and new trends in global governance: perspectives from latin america.- Chapter 5: International rearrangements and new trends in global governance: perspectives from latin america.- Section 2: The (re)positioning of the west.- Chapter 6: Us initiatives in the liberal international order: impacts and reactions to a new emerging global governance framework.- Chapter 7: The European union, emerging countries, and the future of global governance.
Gabriel Rached is an Associate Professor in International Political Economy and Academic Researcher at NUBRICS (Fluminense Federal University), Brazil. Maria Lagutina is Professor of the World Politics Department at St. Petersburg State University, Russia. Giovanni Barbieri is a Research Fellow at CRANEC (Research Center in Economic Analysis and International Economic Development) at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italia.
