PO111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: World Economic Forum, World Politics, International Maritime Organization
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Lecture 5 governing at the global level. How do we maintain order in a system where there is no top governance system. Does not mean chaos in this sense. Means a lack of central authority to ensure compliance with norms of conduct. World politics is characterized by: no entitlement to command, no obligation to obey. It"s in our interest to develop ways to cooperate: international agreements, treaties, conventions (ex. Un on the law of the sea: international law, international organizations (ex. Intergovernmental organizations (igos: international maritime organization (successful example, governance related to: Codes for search and rescue (communication regulations) Maritime pollution (hard to police, but there are norms) Shipping of hazardous materials: notoriously slow. Igos: regional ones are more successful than global ones, technical mandates are more successful than broader mandates (ideals are harder to deal with ex. Pro-democracy organization no agreement on definition of democracy: the support for igos is due to national interest rather than shared ideals.
