Conclusion

Abstract

This chapter briefly summarises the dominant global governance dynamics in the five sectors of infectious disease, food, freshwater, energy and environmental governance. It teases out the tragic entanglements between global governance and the Anthropocene, symbolised by a fragmented global governance system and weak international and transnational authorities, a resilient state-centric and neo-colonial order, as well as deeply entrenched capitalist structures and the commodification of nature. Then, the conclusion summarises those case studies that depart from conventional governance models and point to a novel understanding of global governance in the age of the Anthropocene. These case studies combine holistic approaches with a democratic and citizen-based governance logic and close collaboration between democratic states and democratic civil society actors.