scholarly journals Global migration governance from below in times of COVID-19 and “Zoomification”: civil society in „invited “ and „invented “ spaces

2022 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Rother
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Global Governance ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Comparative Approach ◽  
Global Migration ◽  
Self Organized ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Policy Measures ◽  
Output Dimension

AbstractThe global pandemic has resulted in ad hoc unilateral policies on migration, mobility and border management while at the same time emphasizing the need for global cooperation. For global governance in this field to be effective, it needs to include stakeholders beyond states and international institutions. The Global Compact for safe, orderly and regular Migration (GCM) highlights the role of those groups directly affected by global policies, i.e. migrants and their organisations. The goal of this paper is to analyse the role of civil society in global migration governance in times of COVID-19. It employs a comparative approach between “invented” and “invited” spaces. “Invited spaces” in this context refer to spaces created by international organisations such as the United Nations Network on Migration’s “Stakeholder Listening Sessions” on COVID-19 and the resulting statements. “Invented Spaces” refer to self-organized spaces by civil society actors. The paper will compare these spaces regarding their openness, the central issues and calls for specific policy measures, the stakeholders involved and the strategies they employ. I argue that the pandemic has strengthened the “input” dimension for migrant civil society in global governance. This relates to the structure/format as well as to the content of the participation. “Zoomification” has opened up access to “invited” spaces while pushing forward the creation and scope of “invented” spaces”. There are indicators that the pandemic has also influenced parts of the output dimension, although it is too early to assess whether this will have a lasting effect on policies on the ground.

Diaspora Institutions and Diaspora Governance

2014 ◽  
Vol 48 (1_suppl) ◽  
pp. 180-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Gamlen
Keyword(s):  
Global Governance ◽  
National Level ◽  
Research Priorities ◽  
Migration Policy ◽  
Political Life ◽  
Comparative Approach ◽  
Regular Feature ◽  
Decentralized System

Why do governments form institutions devoted to emigrants and their descendants in the diaspora? Such institutions have become a regular feature of political life in many parts of the world: Over half all United Nations Member States now have one. Diaspora institutions merit research because they connect new developments in the global governance of migration with new patterns of national and transnational sovereignty and citizenship, and new ways of constructing individual identity in relation to new collectivities. But these institutions are generally overlooked. Migration policy is still understood as immigration policy, and research on diaspora institutions has been fragmented, case-study dominated, and largely descriptive. In this article, I review and extend the relevant theoretical literature and highlight empirical research priorities. I argue that existing studies focus too exclusively on national-level interests and ideas to explain how individual states tap diaspora resources and embrace these groups within the nation-state. However, these approaches cannot explain the global spread of diaspora institutions. This, I argue, requires a comparative approach and greater attention to the role of efforts to create a coherent but decentralized system of global governance in the area of international migration.

scholarly journals Countries Embracing Maternal Employment Have Opened Schools Sooner after COVID-19 Lockdowns

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ansgar Hudde ◽  
Natalie Nitsche
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Maternal Employment ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Time Pressure ◽  
Gender Ideology ◽  
Policy Decision ◽  
School Closure ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Policy Measures

During and after the first wave of COVID-19 lockdowns, the timing and the intensity of school reopenings have varied across countries. We show that societal gender ideology likely has affected school closure and opening policies. Societies that are more supportive of maternal employment have reopened schools significantly sooner than societies less supportive of maternal employment, relative to other opening measures and net of infection rates. Our study contributes novel evidence on the role of attitudes on policy-decision making, and unveils the presence of a potential gender ideology bias in policy-makers’ ad-hoc decision-making under time pressure. The epidemic threat remains high and questions about the operation of schools continue to be a pressing matter. Considering this bias in decision-making can improve further policy-measures during the remainder of the pandemic, and beyond.

Immigration and Revolution in Iran: Asylum politics and State Consolidation

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (63) ◽  
pp. 21-41
Author(s):  
Amin Moghadam ◽  
Safinaz Jadali
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Political System ◽  
Social Dynamics ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Foreign Minister ◽  
Political Factions ◽  
Integral Element ◽  
Immigration And Asylum ◽  
Migration Politics

Abstract. In May 2019, remarks by the then Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi implying Iran might ask Afghans to leave the country as U.S. sanctions tightened sparked widespread criticism from various segments of Iranian society. Critics from civil society and political factions accused Araghchi of using Afghans as leverage to extract concessions from Europe, and ignoring revolutionary ideals. Drawing on literature emphasising the role of mobilities in shaping the state, we posit that migration politics and related social dynamics are an integral element in state formation in post-revolutionary Iran, offering insights into the nature of Iran’s political system. We argue that the Islamic Republic’s immigration and asylum politics reflect both the revolutionary legacy and a political system striving for normalization, looking at how Iran’s migration regime was formed, encompassing the institutionalization of migration governance, ad hoc policies, migration diplomacy, conflicting political factions, and bottom-up social pressures.

scholarly journals Global government and civil society

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 48-55
Author(s):  
L. A. Gainutdinova
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Global Governance ◽  
International Political Economy ◽  
Global Civil Society ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Market Driven ◽  
Global Government

In this article the frames of democratic global government, which determine the role of a global civil society as an alternative of market-driven globalization, are being analyzed. With this intention the main theories of international political economy – hegemonic stability theory, complex independence theory, new multilateralism, and also the comparison of the approaches to the potential possibilities of strengthening of the role of civil society in the system of global government are being examined.In order to create the necessary framework for democratic global governance in the twenty-first century, global and national civil societies must enter into more intensive synergies with individual national states and international organizations. Therefore, the article aims to define the role of global civil society in the project of global democratic governance as an alternative to market-driven globalization and to consider the main theories of international political economy by comparing their approaches to the potential opportunities of civil society in the global governance system.The article concludes that, based on the definition of opportunities for expanding the role of civil society in global governance, the theory of complex interdependence and the new multilateralism offer the most appropriate theoretical framework for examining the contribution of civil society in removing the tensions generated by globalization. One can talk about the expansion of the role of civil society in global governance, as the growing presence of social movements and non-governmental organizations on the global scene has become visible due to their activities in the areas of services, education, and protection of rights that contribute to the development of a global cooperative system.

Global Civil Society and International Law in Global Governance: Some Contemporary Issues

2006 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 247-355 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
International Law ◽  
Global Governance ◽  
Global Civil Society ◽  
Civil Society Organizations ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Academic Knowledge ◽  
United Nations System ◽  
Global Government

AbstractThis article examines current academic knowledge regarding the international relations and political science concept of 'global governance' as it has emerged in international law scholarship. The notion of 'global governance' encompasses the broad realm of political interaction aimed at global problem-solving. It includes the United Nations system, its organs and agencies, and the public and private legal institutions, regimes and networks governing relations among states and other actors across state borders. Its value in contemporary discourse lies in the need for a concept broader than 'international law' that encompasses the multitude of legal and non-binding regulatory mechanisms currently existing beyond the national domain. The contemporary idea also incorporates the phenomenon of 'global civil society,' but it repudiates global 'government.' Instead, the discourse focuses on role of democracy in global governance.Part One commences with an exploration of the meaning of 'global governance' and of the contemporary framework of global governance. The second section then situates the emerging concept of 'global civil society' and international law within the global governance framework and distinguishes global governance from global 'government.' The third section then explores globalisation and its various effects on global governance. Part Two first examines the philosophical origins of the idea of civil society, then looks at the historical evolution of the role of civil society actors in global governance, and finally investigates contemporary meanings of the terms 'civil society,' 'global civil society,' 'civil society organizations' and 'nongovernmental organization' (NGO).

Experiments in global democracy: The cases of UNITAID and the FAO Committee on World Food Security

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 328-364 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARKUS FRAUNDORFER
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Global Governance ◽  
World Food ◽  
Global Level ◽  
Governance Mechanisms ◽  
Global Democracy ◽  
State Actors ◽  
World Food Security

AbstractA growing literature explores how global governance mechanisms can be made more effective and democratic to tackle trans-boundary development challenges like global epidemics, global poverty or climate change. The international system today is characterized by an increasing influence of non-state actors gradually undermining the prominent role of the state. Considering this new reality, the focus of analysis has increasingly shifted towards examining the fundamental role of non-state actors, in particular from civil society, in building democratic global governance mechanisms. The literature still says little about joint governance efforts of both state and non-state actors to promote democracy on the global level. This article examines two global governance mechanisms, UNITAID and the FAO Committee on World Food Security, which were created by the joint action of state and non-state actors to tackle trans-boundary development challenges. Departing from the ideal type of democratic polycentrism this article argues that both mechanisms can be seen as encouraging experiments in global democracy. This analysis attempts to show that democratic polycentrism may prove to be a useful theoretical blueprint for pursuing more democratic global governance mechanisms and that more democracy on the global level depends on the joint activities of democratic states and civil society actors.

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