Global PolicyPub Date : 2024-08-18DOI: 10.1111/1758-5899.13419
Agnieszka Nitszke
{"title":"The European Union's involvement in global migration management: Possibilities and limitations","authors":"Agnieszka Nitszke","doi":"10.1111/1758-5899.13419","DOIUrl":"10.1111/1758-5899.13419","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Climate migration will be one of the most important challenges in the coming decades, and although many international institutions are beginning to recognise this challenge, there is no coordinator for these efforts. The EU, because of the resources at its disposal and the fact that it is a world leader in the fight against climate change, can play this role. It can also be one of the elements of building and strengthening the EU's partnerships in the international arena, and it could strengthen the flagship political project of recent years, i.e. strategic autonomy. The aim of this article is to analyse the EU agenda and the actions taken so far to prepare the EU and the international community to manage climate migration on a global scale.</p>","PeriodicalId":51510,"journal":{"name":"Global Policy","volume":"15 S8","pages":"51-56"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1758-5899.13419","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142211053","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Global PolicyPub Date : 2024-08-14DOI: 10.1111/1758-5899.13414
Unai Gómez-Hernández
{"title":"The European Union and China's geoeconomic tools in a multipolar world","authors":"Unai Gómez-Hernández","doi":"10.1111/1758-5899.13414","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-5899.13414","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This paper analyzes what the geoeconomic tools of the European Union (EU) and China are and examines their nature from a comparative perspective. To this end, a literature review is conducted, accounting for the tools known as geoeconomic, and this is complemented by a content analysis of official documents, which include lesser-known geoeconomic tools. The results indicate that although a similar number of geoeconomic tools have been identified, their salience and nature vary. While the EU's usage of these tools has lately been reactive to external developments and is not very often researched by academics, the Chinese usage takes a proactive stance. The paper concludes by pointing out that the development and relevance of these tools mirrors the systemic rivalry between the EU and China and indicates the geoeconomic shift that is taking place in international relations. Similarly, it also shows that the literature does not address all the geoeconomic tools there are and therefore this paper contributes to the literature by providing a comprehensive list of the instruments mentioned.</p>","PeriodicalId":51510,"journal":{"name":"Global Policy","volume":"15 S8","pages":"30-36"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1758-5899.13414","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143252608","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Global PolicyPub Date : 2024-08-11DOI: 10.1111/1758-5899.13415
Arief Anshory Yusuf, Zuzy Anna, Ahmad Komarulzaman, Andy Sumner
{"title":"Will the poverty-related UN Sustainable Development Goals be met? New projections","authors":"Arief Anshory Yusuf, Zuzy Anna, Ahmad Komarulzaman, Andy Sumner","doi":"10.1111/1758-5899.13415","DOIUrl":"10.1111/1758-5899.13415","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In this paper, we discuss the literature and consider the historical relationship between growth and a set of poverty-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), specifically extreme monetary poverty, undernutrition, stunting, child mortality, maternal mortality and access to clean water. We then make projections for 2030. We find that it is very likely that global poverty-related SDGs will not be met and by a considerable distance. The implication of this, we argue, is that more emphasis is needed on both policies to raise growth rates (i.e., build productive capacities) and distributive policy measures such as the introduction or expansion of income transfers, and ensuring investments in public goods are sufficient.</p>","PeriodicalId":51510,"journal":{"name":"Global Policy","volume":"15 5","pages":"823-837"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1758-5899.13415","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142211051","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Global PolicyPub Date : 2024-08-07DOI: 10.1111/1758-5899.13418
Blake Su, Jean-Christophe Mauduit, Douglas Momberg, Lee E. Voth-Gaeddert
{"title":"Strengthening links between science and technology experts and frontline diplomats to address science diplomacy challenges","authors":"Blake Su, Jean-Christophe Mauduit, Douglas Momberg, Lee E. Voth-Gaeddert","doi":"10.1111/1758-5899.13418","DOIUrl":"10.1111/1758-5899.13418","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The boundaries of knowledge within science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) domains are continuously advancing resulting in dynamic diplomatic applications. These shifting and expanding boundaries have direct implications in foreign policy. However, frontline diplomats have demanding day-to-day priorities that make it difficult to acquire, retain, and employ cutting edge STEM knowledge to advance national interests to their full potential. To aid in this objective, diplomatic institutions utilize STEM domain experts and traditional dissemination routes to support diplomatic personnel in STEM diplomacy issues. Routes commonly used include reports, briefings, trainings, and consultations. However, these routes may not always align with the timelines, workflows, and information systems used by frontline diplomats serving overseas. While many organizations focus on innovation <i>within</i> science diplomacy topics, opportunity also exists in innovation around linking experts with diplomats. Here we examine current linking approaches used to connect STEM experts and information with frontline diplomats to advance national interests. We utilize the US diplomatic network as an example to categorize current information flows and linking approaches. We then provide examples of common, underutilized, and alternative approaches. Our aim is to provide a clearer understanding of common linkages between STEM expert knowledge and frontline diplomats while highlighting potential alternatives.</p>","PeriodicalId":51510,"journal":{"name":"Global Policy","volume":"15 5","pages":"928-936"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141945901","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Global PolicyPub Date : 2024-08-07DOI: 10.1111/1758-5899.13420
Alban Mathieu, Pierre Funalot
{"title":"Reverse the road: From European Monetary Union to Euroization","authors":"Alban Mathieu, Pierre Funalot","doi":"10.1111/1758-5899.13420","DOIUrl":"10.1111/1758-5899.13420","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Euroization is considered as a solution for transition economies or as a step toward later integration into the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). This article seeks to challenge this conventional trajectory by arguing that a country already participating in the EMU could opt for euroization. Instead of adopting a binary analysis of pros and cons, a moderate perspective is employed, taking into account the specific institutional setup of Eurozone member countries. The aim of this article is to underscore the potential advantages of euroization, positioning it as a strategy that, though limited, can provide greater fiscal policy space.</p>","PeriodicalId":51510,"journal":{"name":"Global Policy","volume":"15 5","pages":"1015-1024"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1758-5899.13420","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141945902","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Global PolicyPub Date : 2024-08-01DOI: 10.1111/1758-5899.13417
Andreas Klasen, Simone Krummaker, Julia Beck, James Pennington
{"title":"Navigating geopolitical and trade megatrends: Public export finance in a world of change","authors":"Andreas Klasen, Simone Krummaker, Julia Beck, James Pennington","doi":"10.1111/1758-5899.13417","DOIUrl":"10.1111/1758-5899.13417","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Ensuring exporters can access finance is critical for governments as they look to encourage trade and drive economic growth. However, firms face challenges in securing export finance and trade credit insurance as geopolitical and trade megatrends lead to increased political, market and credit risks. In a dynamic global landscape, the role of export credit agencies (ECAs) has never been more important. Based on the ‘Futures Triangle’ analytical framework and drawing on qualitative data from 35 semi-structured interviews and expert discussions using thematic analysis, this research assesses the implications of key megatrends for ECAs. It presents new insights into the impact on strategies, products and operations: The evolution of mandates towards a ‘growth promoter’ in a ‘whole-of-government’ approach, the necessity to introduce new products and the need to balance multiple priorities such as export growth, support for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), inclusive trade, climate action and impact on developing markets. The recommendations are intended to help policymakers and public finance practitioners understand and respond strategically to global changes.</p>","PeriodicalId":51510,"journal":{"name":"Global Policy","volume":"15 5","pages":"1007-1014"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1758-5899.13417","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141885015","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Global PolicyPub Date : 2024-08-01DOI: 10.1111/1758-5899.13416
Georg Lammich
{"title":"Lost in transfer – tracing policy diffusion and norm-shaping in Tanzania-China relations","authors":"Georg Lammich","doi":"10.1111/1758-5899.13416","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-5899.13416","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This article examines the complexities of policy transfer between China and Tanzania, focussing on the influence of linguistic and cultural discrepancies. It explores how African governments, particularly Tanzania, interpret and adapt Chinese policy concepts to align with their domestic priorities. The study employs a multi-method approach, including interviews, document analysis and literature review, to investigate the dynamics of Sino-Tanzanian relations. Findings reveal that while China's development and security discourses resonate with African policymakers, the semantic nuances and historical contexts of Chinese terms often lead to divergent interpretations. Despite several initiatives from China to infuse policy concepts into Tanzanian discourse, including projects such as a party leadership school and party-to-party dialogues, there are to date no successful adaptations or transfers of Chinese macro-policy concepts to Tanzania. The research highlights the critical role of language and cultural context in policy transfer processes, challenging the traditional view of passive policy reception in the Global South. It contributes to the broader understanding of policy transfer, emphasising the need to recognise the dynamic interplay of language, culture and political agency in the process. The study concludes with recommendations for recognising and addressing the interpretive challenges in international policy transfers to enhance mutual understanding and cooperation.</p>","PeriodicalId":51510,"journal":{"name":"Global Policy","volume":"15 5","pages":"886-900"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1758-5899.13416","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142707598","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Global PolicyPub Date : 2024-07-29DOI: 10.1111/1758-5899.13410
Raj Verma, Malte Brosig
{"title":"The Russia–Ukraine war, the evolving global order, the Global South and emergence of non-alignment 2.0","authors":"Raj Verma, Malte Brosig","doi":"10.1111/1758-5899.13410","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-5899.13410","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The conclusion to the special section argues that the Russia-Ukraine war has led to the emergence of non-alignment 2.0 in the Global South because the Cold War era non-alignment is anachronistic in the current/emerging world order. Non-alignment 2.0 is characterised by countries exercising strategic autonomy to maximise their geo-economic, geopolitical and geostrategic interests. They are neither aligned with the West nor with non-western powers forming a strategic alliance. Consequently, they have been unwilling to choose a side in the Russia-Ukraine war. In non-alignment 2.0, states in the Global South will be critical of both the West and non-western powers including China and Russia if they are unable to provide effective solutions to their problems and will create/provide their own norms and establish their own institutions to solve the problems facing these countries. Non-alignment 2.0 lacks coherence because it is unable to provide an effective political and economic path.</p>","PeriodicalId":51510,"journal":{"name":"Global Policy","volume":"15 4","pages":"794-801"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142324511","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Global PolicyPub Date : 2024-07-17DOI: 10.1111/1758-5899.13409
John S. Dryzek, Simon J. Niemeyer
{"title":"How to constitute global citizens' forums: Key selection principles","authors":"John S. Dryzek, Simon J. Niemeyer","doi":"10.1111/1758-5899.13409","DOIUrl":"10.1111/1758-5899.13409","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Once imagined as a theoretical possibility, global citizen deliberation is now beginning to appear in the practice of governance. How should global citizens' forums be constituted? A largely unexamined consensus on random selection as the ideal method to locate citizen participants has fractured as its limitations become more apparent. We undertake a systematic comparative examination of random selection and its alternatives, emphasizing, respectively, demographic diversity, discursive diversity, developmental participation, and affectedness. These alternatives are evaluated in terms of how well they promote inclusive and high-quality deliberation within the forum; how well they facilitate broader functions such as recommending policy decisions, providing information to policy makers on the distribution of informed global opinion, enhancing macro-level deliberation, and strengthening global discourses and publics; and how well they secure the perceived legitimacy of a forum. We show how different sorts of recruitment and representation might be combined to good effect, in the context of a proposal for a global citizens' assembly on genome editing.</p>","PeriodicalId":51510,"journal":{"name":"Global Policy","volume":"15 4","pages":"604-614"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1758-5899.13409","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141742380","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Global PolicyPub Date : 2024-07-09DOI: 10.1111/1758-5899.13403
Christoph Nedopil, Mathias Larsen, Aurelie Chane-Yook, Divya Narain
{"title":"Catching up with climate priorities: Understanding multilateral development banks' evolving approach to biodiversity","authors":"Christoph Nedopil, Mathias Larsen, Aurelie Chane-Yook, Divya Narain","doi":"10.1111/1758-5899.13403","DOIUrl":"10.1111/1758-5899.13403","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A global consensus now recognises biodiversity as equal to climate change in its importance to sustainable development. While multilateral development banks (MDBs) have developed a strong emphasis on climate change, how do they approach biodiversity as a new priority? Current literature on MDBs' approach to climate change is prolific, but scholarship on biodiversity is scarce. Here, we compare MDBs' climate and biodiversity efforts in order to identify differences, analyze causes, and ultimately propose ways for MDBs to prioritise biodiversity. Methodologically, we analyze MDB documents in the form of policies, high-level announcements, and strategies, in order to compare climate change and biodiversity across five aspects: Financing, policy, strategy, client requirements, and environmental reporting. Subsequently, we apply automated text analysis to examine mentions of climate change and biodiversity in annual reports. Focusing on the 10 largest MDBs, we find that across all five aspects, MDBs' prioritisation of biodiversity lags far behind that of climate change. From that, we recommend that biodiversity be prioritised by MDBs in three ways: By adopting an integrated strategic approach to environmental issues that goes beyond climate, by not only addressing biodiversity through safeguards but also through labeled projects, and by assigning targets as proportions of total financing.</p>","PeriodicalId":51510,"journal":{"name":"Global Policy","volume":"15 4","pages":"660-675"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1758-5899.13403","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141567738","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}