Reconfigurations of Authority, Power and Territoriality

Emerging Governance Challenges

Edited by Stephen J. Rosow, Professor, Department of Political Science, State University of New York, Oswego and George Andreopoulos, Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Science, John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY) and Founding Director of the Center for International Human Rights, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY, New York, US

Expansive and engaging, this book investigates the fluidity of sites of power and authority in global politics. Examining the key shifts and turns of politics in globally oriented spaces since the end of the Cold War, contributions from leading scholars explore the continually shifting parameters of global governance.

‘This book points us to the importance of a much-neglected topic in international affairs – legitimate authority. Not only does it remind us of the centrality of who governs and why we follow them, but it links it to the shifting geostrategic developments in the 21st century. Few works combine theory and evidence in such an important and interesting way, including works by some top scholars in the field. Well worth the read!’
– Anthony Lang Jr., University of St Andrews, UK

‘A uniquely sophisticated study of global politics and governance, Reconfigurations of Authority, Power and Territoriality pursues its aims with a depth and intensity that never loses sight of the real relations that shape our world today. Attuned to the interplay of power, ideas, and norms, Reconfigurations offers a guide to thinking about the crucial transformations underway in the global realm.’
– Robert Latham, York University, Canada