In the 1990s, liberal optimism permeated the study and practice of international politics.
International institutions were strengthened and the discourse and practice of global …

This book offers a major new theory of global governance, explaining both its rise and what
many see as its current crisis. The author suggests that world politics is now embedded in a …

The COVID-19 pandemic presents an opportunity to refocus scholarly attention on the
politics of crisis. Crises that abruptly upend political and economic relations are important …

As China has risen to the status of a global power, it has taken the lead in fostering several
new multilateral institutional initiatives. Some of these are formal intergovernmental …

Abstract The People's Republic of China is central to current debates about power shifts in
international organisations, but a systematic and comprehensive assessment of China …

The third edition of this popular core textbook provides wide-ranging coverage of the
structure, internal working, policies and performance of international organizations such as …

Legitimacy is central for the capacity of global governance institutions to address problems
such as climate change, trade protectionism, and human rights abuses. However, despite …

The US-China trade war instigated by President Trump has thrown the multilateral trading
system into a crisis. Drawing on vast interview and documentary materials, Hopewell shows …

As powers such as China and India rise, and powers such as the US or the UK decline,
international institutions such as the United Nations Security Council, the World Trade …

After being rather moderate throughout the post-Cold War period, great power rivalries are
gaining steam again. Yet, in contrast to past rivalries they are characterized by complex …