About the book
The rapid rise of emerging economies has produced deep-ranging changes in the global order during recent decades. At the beginning of the twenty-first century, the bipolar confrontation of the Cold War seemed to be replaced by a universalized model of political liberalism and economic neo-liberalism. In recent years, however, rising nationalism and protectionism indicate the end of unfettered globalization, a looming crisis of liberal democracy, and a return to ideologies of systemic competition, especially vis-a-vis China. Against this background, this volume takes a fresh look at the evolution of governance models in Western and non-Western civilizations — Africa, India, China, and the Muslim world in particular. These models have been largely self-contained and without intensive interaction for a long time. In the wake of globalization, systems, ideologies, and political values have become part of global discourse, eventually turning into what Samuel Huntington called a clash of civilizations. The chapters in this volume offer perspectives on the diversity of civilizations of governance as a base for a new multilateralism in the global context. The contributions explore relevant theoretical concepts of transnational governance, law, and multiple modernity. The empirical focus is on analyzing different governance systems in non-Western civilizations and Europe, including national states and transnational institutions, traditions, and networks. The volume assembles papers presented at the 2019 International Conference of the Institute of Public Policy at South China University of Technology in Guangzhou, China. The contributions and the introductory framework have been updated to reflect the unexpected and unprecedented challenges from the coronavirus pandemic and the related economic and social crises.
Table of Contents
About the Editor：v
Introduction：xi
Part 1 Civilization, Globalization and Models of Governance
Chapter 1 International Law in a Transcivilizational World? Tensions Between International Law and Civilization
Anthony P. Spanakos 3
Chapter 2 Fragile Nation-States Need a Stronger United Nations — Weak, Not Strong, Nation-States Threaten Future Peace and Security: Why We Must Strengthen Nation-States and Expand the Powers of the United Nations
Michael von der Schulenburg 29
Part 2 Europe: Transnational Governance and the Resurgence of Nationalism
Chapter 3 Governance Disputes in the “West” Culture and Politics
Thomas Meyer 49
Part 3 Crisis and Changes of Government in the Non-Western World
Chapter 4 Europe’s Governance in Crises: Politicization and Adaptation
Detlef Sack and Aanor Roland 69
Chapter 5 After the Third Wave: The Global Crisis of Democracy and the Future Governance of Africa
Peter Kagwanja 103
Chapter 6 Escalating Legitimacy Crises: Dwindling Political Authority and the Pursuit of Justice in Islamic, National, and Global Arenas
Robert R. Bianchi 121
Chapter 7 Political Succession, Liberalization, and Economic Development in Syria
Ammar Shamaileh 149
Chapter 8 Governing Islamic Finance in the Muslim World
Fulya Apaydin 175
Chapter 9 The Indian Tradition: Mahatma Gandhi and Localizing Governance
Bidyut Chakrabarty 193
Part 4 China’s Model of Governance
Chapter 10 The Party-Directed Chinese Governance Model: How to Explain the China Puzzle
Kjeld Erik Brødsgaard 213
Chapter 11 The Institutional Logics of Governance in China
Xueguang Zhou 241
Chapter 12 A New Interpretation of China Model: In the Search of Mixed Governance in Contemporary China
Baogang He 275
Index：301
