Séminaire Développement durable et économie de l’environnement
The way in which the Kyoto Protocol was negotiated, and especially its content, appeared to launch a new era of
international cooperation based on mechanisms and institutions that were sufficiently independent from national
sovereignty. In addition, where previous agreements were concerned, it now seemed possible to remove them from
an almost purely theoretical existence and turn them into effective instruments of international discipline and
cooperation. Professor Ian Goldin, for whom this is a priority area of research and communication, will explain why
these hopes have gradually faded. Which aspects of them can be salvaged? What would replace those which cannot
be salvaged? These questions will be central to his presentation.
La manière dont le protocole de Kyoto a été négocié, et surtout son contenu, ont semblé ouvrir une nouvelle ère de
coopération internationale qui s’appuie sur des mécanismes et des institutions suffisamment indépendants des
souverainetés nationales. En outre, pour des accords antérieurs, il a semblé possible de les sortir d’une existence
presque purement théorique pour en faire eux aussi des instruments efficaces de discipline et de coopération
internationale. Le professeur Ian Goldin, dont c’est un sujet prioritaire de recherche et de communication, expliquera
pourquoi ces horizons prometteurs n’ont cessé de reculer. Que peut-on en sauver ? Par quoi remplacer ce qu’on ne
peut pas sauver ? Ces interrogations seront au centre de sa présentation.
Ian Goldin (Oxford Martin School)*
Why Global Governance Is Failing and What We Can Do About it
Friday 12th of October 2012, from 12:30 to 2:30 pm
at Reid Hall - 4, rue de Chevreuse – 75006 Paris (M° Vavin)
Summary
Professor Ian Goldin, Director of the Oxford Martin School at the University of Oxford, will give a
seminar drawing from his forthcoming book Divided Nations: Why Global Governance Is Failing
and What We Can Do About It, to be published by Oxford University Press. The book examines the
failure of global and national institutions to keep pace with global technological and political
developments. It highlights the extent to which the current structure of global governance is unfit
for 21st Century purpose. It examines as case studies five key challenges of the 21st Century—
finance, climate change, pandemics, cyber security and migration—and consider the extent to
which the existing system is able to address these challenges. It then considers alternatives,
including transnational networks, civil society and regional groupings. It also considers the role of
the individual in the new era of social media and reflects on whether new forms of global
governance can emerge, on the foundation of technological and other changes.
In conclusion, Professor Goldin highlights the options for global governance and the importance of
radical changes to meet the key challenges of our time.
* Ian Goldin is Director of the Oxford Martin School at the University of Oxford. He was Vice President of the World Bank (20032006) and prior to that the Bank's Director of Development Policy (2001-2003). He served on the Bank's senior management team
and led the Bank's collaboration with the United Nations and other partners. As Director of Development Policy, he played a pivotal
role in the research and strategy agenda of the Bank. From 1996 to 2001 he was Chief Executive and Managing Director of the
Development Bank of Southern Africa and served as an advisor to President Nelson Mandela. Previously, Ian Goldin was Principal
Economist at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in London, and Program Director at the OECD
Development Centre in Paris, where he directed the Programs on Trade, Environment and Sustainable Development. He has
published over 50 articles and 15 books, including Globalization for Development: Meeting New Challenges (Oxford University
Press, 2012), Exceptional People: How Migration Shaped our World and Will Define our Future (Princeton University Press, 2011)..
Ian Goldin is member of the Scientific Council of IDDRI.
The seminar will be held in English.
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