Morton, K.M. (2017) Political Leadership and Global Governance: Structural Power Versus Custodial Stewardship. Chinese Political Science Review, 2 (4). pp. 477-493. ISSN 2365-4244
Abstract
This article examines the role of political leadership within the realm of global governance. Drawing upon relevant theories of political agency, particular attention is given to addressing the relationship between leadership and collective action. A two-level analysis of institution building in relation to maritime security and economic trade and investment reveals both strengths and weaknesses in practice. A review of the Law of the Sea Convention and the Multilateral Investment Agreement provides a salutary reminder that material power does not translate easily into dominating the rules of international conduct. The cases of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum and the Trans-Pacific Partnership further highlight the importance of mixed sources of political leadership in responding to economic challenges at the regional level. The policy implication for both the United States and China is that taking the lead in Global Governance, either jointly or multilaterally, will require a renewed focus upon custodial stewardship that aims to realign interests with long-term goals.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2017. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > School of East Asian Studies (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 08 Dec 2017 14:31 |
Last Modified: | 08 Dec 2017 14:31 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s41111-017-0089-4 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer Singapore |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/s41111-017-0089-4 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:124786 |