State, Globalization and Multilateralism, 2012 The challenges of institutionalizing regionalism United Nations University Series on Regionalism Series, Vol. 5

Table of Contents.- List of Acrnyms.- Introduction; Mario Telò.- 1. State and multilateralism: system change, diversities and challenges.- State and Multilateralism: History and Perspectives; Mario Telò.- State, Regionalism and global governance: the theoretical debate from the opening of the Berlin wall to the economic crisis; Andrew Gamble.- Economic Multilateralism: A Search for Legitimacy and Coherence in the 21st Century; Richard Higgot.- International Responsibility, Multilateralism and China Foreign Policy; Chen Zhinim.- 2. Globalization and the Transformation of the State: The Theoretical Debate.- The State and Political Economic Change: Beyond Rational Choice and Historical Institutionalism to Discursive Institutionalism; Vivien A. Schmidt.- Globalization, Regionalization and Stateness; Thomas Meyer.- The Rise of Executive Sovereignty in the Era of Globalization; Andreas Vasilache.- Conclusion, State and New Multilateralism in a Multipolar World; Mario Telò.- Bibliography.

Re-introduces the concept of the state and democratic legitimacy into global politics Introduces new aspects and interpretations of the international system and its global governance Brings together authors with high visibility in the international debate