Contribution to Book
Global Rulemaking and Institutional Forms
Public Administration in the Context of Global Governance
(2014)
Abstract
The focus of this chapter is on a subset of organizations of interest to public administration scholars: rulemaking bodies – entities that produce any kind of standards, regulations or rules intended to govern the behaviour of others (as opposed to directly producing goods and services). I refer to these entities, performing this function in the transnational context, as global governance organizations since they are systematically ordering the behavior of those beyond the organization itself. In the domestic context, these transnational rulemaking bodies are incredibly influential. They are omnipresent and touch every sphere of human activity. As a field, public administration has recognized the importance of global rulemaking but generally has not embraced the transnational rulemaking (global governance) realm. One will find a rich literature on transnational organization theory and practice flowing from the fields of political science, organization studies and international business management, but relatively little direct contribution from public administration scholars (Welch and Wong, 1998). One reason this occurs is that it has been unclear how to integrate the study of international organizations into our broader studies of administration and organizational design. Important questions confront traditional notions of public administration as the topic of study shifts from domestic to international stages.
Keywords
- public administration,
- transnational context,
- global rulemaking
Disciplines
Publication Date
December 26, 2014
Editor
Soonhee Kim, Shena Ashley and Henry W. Lambright
Publisher
Edward Elgar Publishing
Series
Social And Political Science 2014
ISBN
978-1783477791
DOI
10.4337/9781783477807.00015
Publisher Statement
The recent acceleration of global governance arrangements has created a new sphere of public administration beyond the nation-state, along with a new set of challenges for national and local governments. This innovative book explores the frontiers of knowledge at the intersection of public administration and international relations scholarship.
Expert contributors from around the world provide an interdisciplinary perspective on a range of administrative issues related to international and transboundary organizations. The chapters combine conceptual approaches and empirical research to address questions of autonomy, legitimacy and influence, with a focus on significant global policy issues in health, the environment, science and technology, poverty and trade. This comprehensive approach illustrates the expansive contours of this burgeoning field and outlines vital implications for public administration theory, practice and teaching.
Citation Information
Koppell, J. G. (2014). Global rulemaking and institutional forms. In Public Administration in the Context of Global Governance. Edward Elgar Publishing.