Centraliserad decentralisering? En studie av Marrakechprocessen och dess relation till global governance
GovernmentGlobal governanceMarrakech processSustainable developmentNetworkPolitical and administrative sciencesStatsvetenskapFörvaltningskunskapLaw and Political Science
The current debate regarding organizational strategies for sustainabledevelopment is influenced by the theory of global governance. Decentralizedstructures of the global society are taken to use in the realization of a sustainabledevelopment. New roles of transnational networks and partnerships raisesquestions of the ability of global governance to co-ordinate and implement longtermsolutions without assistance from centralized and hierarchic structures basedon government. The aim for this thesis is to illustrate the current conditions forwell-functioning networks of sustainable development and examine therelationship between global governance and government. Issues of participation,decision making and compliance are examined by a case study of the Marrakechprocess, a global process to support the implementation of sustainableconsumption and production. The essay concludes that global governance andgovernment are interdependent preconditions in the creation of long-term andeffective networks. Government structures are needed to co-ordinate and realizemulti-stakeholder initiatives parallel to the need of decentralized structures tofully implement policies. The Marrakech process illustrates these preconditions ofcentralized decentralization.