CIAO DATE: 11/03

The State of International Relations Research and Perspectives in Germany

Gunther Hellmann, editor
August 2003

Governance Beyond the State by Markus Jachtenfuchs

Abstract

Besides the prevailing cooperation paradigm, a governance paradigm has emerged in international relations, most notably during the last decade. At least potentially, the governance paradigm offers an overarching perspective that is able to analyze governance within states as well as governance beyond the state. The article is divided into five parts. It offers a sociology of knowledge perspective on the roots of the debate (1) as well as a phenomenology of governance beyond the state (2). Then it discusses theoretical insights and potential linkages to other debates (3) and the German peculiarities within this debate (4). In conclusion it provides an assessment of the potential and the risk of the governance approach.