PO102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Global Governance, Problem Solving, Cybercrime
Po102 lecture 7
• • Community = at the global level? You decide
• • Authority: Canadian govt which represents citizenswhat’s the authority at the global level?
• • Who makes the rules? In Canada the govtwho at the global level?
• • Who enforced the rules? In Canada police/courtsat global level?
• • Who provides security? Police and militarywho at the global level
• • How are disputes resolved? In Canada the courts (highest supreme court) who at the global
level
• • How do Canadians cooperate to solve problems? Commissions and committees who at the
global level
• • Problem solving? Who decides which stakeholders are invited to the table? In Canada the govt
but who at the global level
• • What really clear is in Canada the 95% of the authority is with the government
• • Who are what at the global level
o Makes the rules
o Deters and prevents actor (corps or countries) from breaking the rules o Establishes and maintains
order
Governing at the Global Level
• Anarchy
o Does not mean chaos
o There is structure in the international system
o But no central authority to ensure compliance • Hierarchy can be used to establish order
o Used in nature (pack of wolves) • Need to avoid wars bc of
o Destruction
o Death
o Economic hardship o Migration waves
o Climate
• Other global problems
o Drug and human trafficking
o Controlling migration and refugee flows
