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International regimes are classically defined as a set of principles, norms, rules, and decision-making procedures around which actor expectations converge in a given issue-area of international relations. International regimes emerge when states realize that, in the pursuit of their own national interests, some objectives are better achieved by, or may not be achieved without, cooperating with other countries.
In the 1990s, the concept further evolved towards that of “global governance”. This concept postulates that the traditional predominance of nation-states in international affairs is increasingly challenged by a variety of non-state actors, and that the interactions between state and non-state actors, and among non-state actors themselves, give rise to a complex network of interdependences that may raise both the incentives for cooperation, and the chances of conflict and negative spillovers.
From World Government to International Regimes
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Magri, P. (2017). Governance and International Regimes. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_1781-1
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