In the Eyes of the Beholders: The Legitimacy of Global Governance Institutions under Multipolarity.
Multipolarity has ambiguous implications for the legitimacy of global governance institutions (GGIs). Rising powers' capacity to contest established powers' agendas prima facie increases the GGIs' legitimacy by reducing power asymmetries between the North and South. However, according to some, the r...
| Publicado en: | International Studies Quarterly Vol. 68; no. 2; pp. 1 - 15 |
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Jun2024
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