Governance by Other Means: Rankings as Regulatory Systems

IF 2.2 1区社会学 Q1 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

International Theory Pub Date : 2020-12-28 DOI:10.1017/S1752971920000457

J. Kelley, B. Simmons

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Abstract

Abstract This article takes the challenges of global governance and legitimacy seriously and looks at new ways in which international organizations (IOs) have attempted to ‘govern’ without explicit legal or regulatory directives. Specifically, we explore the growth of global performance indicators as a form of social control that appears to have certain advantages even as states and civil society actors push back against international regulatory authority. This article discusses the ways in which Michael Zürn's diagnosis of governance dilemmas helps to explain the rise of such ranking systems. These play into favored paradigms that give information and market performance greater social acceptance than rules, laws, and directives designed by international organizations. We discuss how and why these schemes can constitute governance systems, and some of the evidence regarding their effects on actors’ behaviors. Zürn's book provides a useful context for understanding the rise and effectiveness of Governance by Other Means: systems that ‘inform’ and provoke competition among states, shaping outcomes without directly legislating performance.

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其他方式治理:作为监管系统排名

摘要:本文认真对待全球治理和合法性的挑战，并着眼于国际组织(IOs)试图在没有明确法律或监管指令的情况下“治理”的新方式。具体而言，我们探讨了全球绩效指标作为一种社会控制形式的增长，即使在国家和民间社会行动者反对国际监管机构的情况下，这种形式似乎也具有一定的优势。本文讨论了Michael z rn对治理困境的诊断如何有助于解释这种排名系统的兴起。与国际组织制定的规则、法律和指令相比，这些都是有利于信息和市场表现的社会接受度更高的范例。我们讨论了这些方案如何以及为什么可以构成治理系统，以及它们对参与者行为影响的一些证据。z的书为理解“其他方式治理”的兴起和有效性提供了一个有用的背景:“告知”并引发国家之间竞争的系统，在不直接立法的情况下塑造结果。

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