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Global Governance Lesson 7 | SSP 113 | Mr. Prince Klyvn Bon N. Selma Learning Objectives: Describe the main elements of the concept of global governance Distinguish the different policy areas of the international agenda where global governance operates Explain the roles of international or...

Global Governance Lesson 7 | SSP 113 | Mr. Prince Klyvn Bon N. Selma Learning Objectives: Describe the main elements of the concept of global governance Distinguish the different policy areas of the international agenda where global governance operates Explain the roles of international organizations and the United Nations in producing collective goods Analyze obstacles that hinder international actors from practicing good global governance Recognize the ethical value of collective action in global governance Global Governance Complex arrangement of formal and informal institutions, mechanisms, relationships, and processes between and among states, markets, citizens, and organizations—both intergovernmental and nongovernmental—through which collective interests are articulated, rights and obligations are established and differences are mediated 4 Characteristics of Global Governance Collective efforts to identify, understand, or address worldwide problems that transcend the capabilities of individual states; Capacity of the international system to provide government-like services in the absence of world government 4 Characteristics of Global Governance Variety of cooperative problem- solving arrangements that are visible put informal (practices or guidelines) or were temporary formations (coalitions of the willing) 4 Characteristics of Global Governance Formalized problem-solving arrangements and mechanisms, such as hard rules (laws and treaties) or institutions with administrative structures and established practices to manage collective affairs by a variety of actors—including state authorities, intergovernmental organizations, nongovernmental organizations, private sector entities, and other civil society actors Fragmented Nature of Global Governance 1) Increasing fragmentation of political authority among state and nonstate actors across different levels of interaction 2) Urgent demands for social and political coordination at the international level in different areas of human activity where there is a shared view about common problems and potential common will to work together Area of security -solving conflicts of the states -Security governance policies -role of regional security actors -capacity of members states to enable regional organizations to produce collective security goods (NATO and EU) -producing regional or global instability, food security, and acclimate change Area of economy -respond efficiently to secular stagnation, recession, or inequality -reforms in US financial system -coordination of the G20 -slow transformations of the Bretton Woods Institutions Area of Global Ecosystem Preservation -strengthening sustainable development -social inclusion -environmental sustainability -economic development -good governance Area of Global Civil Society and Human Rights -protecting human rights, -Labor conditions -Migration -Health -Sustainable development Area of Global Civil Society and Human Rights -internally displaced peoples -exploitation of workers -collective health problems Bretton Wood Systems -an adjustable peg system, with every country fixing their currencies to an anchor currency (the US dollar) and the value of the anchor currency was fixed to gold. -also called the “gold exchange standard” system. Global Governance and the United Nations -internally displaced peoples -international expectations -locus of collective action as the symbol of an imagined and constructed community of strangers -maintaining security and order -promote good governance UN Security Council -a complaint concerning a threat to peace is brought before it, the Council’s first action is usually to recommend that the parties try to reach agreement by peaceful means. UN Security Council may: set forth principles for such an agreement; undertake investigation and mediation, in some cases; dispatch a mission; appoint special envoys; or request the Secretary-General to use his good offices to achieve a pacific settlement of the dispute. United Nations -comprehensive global organization that can encourage actors at different levels of social aggregation (from local governments and citizens to states and business groups) 5 Gaps between the nature of many current global challenges -knowledge gap -normative gap -policy gap -institutional gap -compliance gap References: Cruz, F. A. C., Adiong, N.M., Gamas, J.H., Faller- Capistrano, A. N., & Israel, L. Q. (2024). The Contemporary World. C & E Publishing: Quezon City