Module 5

Topic 1: Global Governance in the 21st Century

The Contemporary World (Coworld)

Global Governance in the 21st Century

Globalization of politics created an

atmosphere where the ideas nation-
state, state sovereignty, government
control, and state policies are
challenged from all sides. With
globalization, some scholars suggest a
decrease in the power of the state and
that other actors are actually becoming
more powerful. These actors include
multinational corporations and global
civil society organizations, like the Red
Cross.
There many challenges in keeping the idea
of nation-state in the contemporary world.
One of them is the idea of national
autonomy comes from the non-state
actors. One of the these is the private
capital groups, including banks and group
of people, with money that can determine
the well-being of people in a particular
area.
Multinational corporations and non-governmental organizations,
such as Amnesty International, are significant organizations that put
into question the strength of national autonomy and global politics.
The emergence of non-state organizations like Al-Qaeda, ISIS, and
terrorist organizations, which seek power try to depose a
government and replace system with their own ideological belief.
Global Governance in the 21st Century

There are specific factors behind the emergence of global

governance:

1. The declining power of nation-states.

2. The vast flows of all sorts of things that run and often right
through the borders of nation-states. This could involve the
flow of digital information of sorts through the internet.
3. Mass migration of people and their entry, often illegally, into
various nation-states. If states are unable to control this flow, then
there is a need for some sort of global governance to help deal with
the problem.
4. The horrendous events within nation-states that the states
themselves either foment and carry out, or are unable to control.
5. Global financial crises and panic that sweep the world
periodically, which nations are often unable to deal with on their
own.