This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC
BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read at Oxford
Academic and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected
open access locations. How does governing work today? How does
society (mis)handle pressing challenges such as armed violence,
cultural difference, ecological degradation, economic
restructuring, geopolitical shifts, global pandemics, migration
flows, and technological change in ways that are (not) democratic,
effective, fair, peaceful, and sustainable? This volume addresses
these key questions with reference to the theme of 'polycentrism',
i.e. the idea that contemporary governing is dispersed,
fluctuating, messy, elusive, and headless. Chapters develop this
notion of polycentrism from the perspectives of a broad spectrum of
academic disciplines and theoretical approaches, offering
comprehensive coverage of exciting new thinking about how today's
world is (mis)ruled. The book identifies four paradigms of
knowledge about polycentric governing - organizational, legal,
relational, and structural - and pursues conversations across the
divides that normally keep these approaches within separate
research communities. These exceptional inter-paradigm exchanges
focus particularly on issues of techniques (how governing is done),
power (what forces drive governing), and legitimacy (whether
governing is rightful). Comparisons between the multiple
perspectives on polycentric governing highlight, and help to
clarify, the distinctive emphases, potentials, and limitations of
each approach. In addition, various combinations of the different
theories generate promising novel avenues of thought about
polycentrism. The book will allow readers to develop and refine
their own understandings of governing today and hence to become
more empowered political subjects.
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