THE POLITICS OF NUMBERS THE NORMATIVE AGENDAS OF GLOBAL BENCHMARKING Out now: 2015 Special Issue of Review of International Studies Edited by André Broome & Joel Quirk Contents Introduction. The politics of numbers: the normative agendas of global benchmarking André Broome & Joel Quirk Download the Special Issue Governing the world at a distance: the practice of global benchmarking André Broome & Joel Quirk Human security benchmarks: governing human wellbeing at a distance “The proliferation of global Alexandra Homolar benchmarks contributes to Global benchmarking networks: the cases of disaster risk reduction and supply chains the diffusion of normative Tony Porter visions and agendas How activists use benchmarks: reformist and revolutionary benchmarks for global economic justice regarding what various Leonard Seabrooke & Duncan Wigan types of transnational actors Benchmarking global supply chains: the power of the ‘ethical audit’ regime should look like, what they Genevieve LeBaron & Jane Lister Addressing the compliance gap? UN initiatives to benchmark the human rights performance of states and corporations James Harrison & Sharifah Sekalala should value, and how they should behave.” - André Broome & Joel Quirk Benchmarking and blame games: exploring the contestation of the Millennium Development Goals Liam Clegg Climate change benchmarking: constructing a sustainable future? Caroline Kuzemko The limits of global authority: how the World Bank benchmarks African economies Ole Jacob Sending & Jon Harald Sande Lie View the Global Benchmarking Database www.warwick.ac.uk/globalbenchmarking