Transnational Actors in Global Governance: Patterns, Explanations and Implications (Democracy Beyond the Nation State? Transnational Actors and Global Governance)

The nature of global governance is changing, as are the standards by which we judge its legitimacy. We are witnessing a gradual and partial shift from inter-state co-operation to more complex forms of governance, involving participation by transnational actors, such as NGOs, party associations, philanthropic foundations and corporations.