| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, January 16, 2014 | 2:00PM - 4:00PM | Seminar Room 108N, Munk School of Global Affairs 1 Devonshire Place |
Globalization needs to be governed. Our current infrastructure of global governance institutions is in urgent need of repair, expansion, and adaptation. The key relationship for progress in global institution-building is the one between established powers of the OECD and emerging powers. Under what conditions are they able to set aside conflicts of interests and successfully cooperate in advancing global rules and institutions? What are areas of progress and areas of failure? Among emerging powers, China is the critical player
Yves Tiberghien evaluates and contrasts and evaluates China’s changing behaviour on several dimensions of global economic and environmental governance: global finance/G20, international monetary system, global trade, climate change, energy governance, and genetically-modified foods. He argues that China mostly plays the role of a systemic stabilizer, with elements of veto and elements of innovation. Yet, China’s approach to the global governance question is fluid and diverse, offering a range of approaches on different issue areas. The presentation emphasizes the interplay between socializing/learning at the global level and coalition-building at the domestic level.
This talk builds on years of field interviews in China and at the global level, as well as participant observations of recent G20 summits (Cannes, Los Cabos, St Petersburg) as a senior Fellow with the Global Summitry Project, Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto.
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