Global Governance and The Political South

This book gives a new compelling meaning to the metaphor of ‘Global South’ against the background of the global political challenge to international order, driven not only through the BRICS grouping but also by the activities of middle powers striving to alter the political status quo.

Expert contributors highlight the interplay between politics, economy, and security, offering insights into how the Global South perceives and responds to pivotal events like the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the 2008 Financial Crisis. They uncover how non-Western countries interpret and react to these turning points, and explore a diverse array of interests, values, and political behaviours often misunderstood in the West. The volume also examines whether initiatives from the Global South can reshape global governance institutions, influence the existing structures, and provide a historical and philosophical context to understand the continuities and changes in global governance.

Ideal for scholars and students, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in the rise and influence of the Global South, BRICS, global governance, and the evolving international system.

Marek Rewizorski is a political scientist and lawyer, Professor at the Institute of Political Science, and Head of the Department of Global and Regional Studies at the University of Gdańsk. Principal investigator in research grants SONATA (2011-2014) and OPUS (2017-2020) awarded by the National Science Centre in Poland, member of EISA and ISA, expert of the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) and National Centre of Science (NCN), visiting researcher at the European University Institute in Florence (June 2018).

Andrew F. Cooper is University Research Chair, Department of Political Science, and Professor, Balsillie School of International Affairs, University of Waterloo, Canada. From 2004 to 2010 he was Associate Director and Distinguished Fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI). Holding a D.Phil. from Oxford University, he was a Fulbright Research Chair, Annenberg Center on Public Diplomacy, University of Southern California in 2009, the Léger Fellow, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada in 1993-1994, as well as Visiting Professor, International Relations and Governance Studies Department, Shiv Nadar University, India, in January-February 2O19. In 2019 he was the first recipient of the Distinguished Studies Award, Diplomatic Studies Section, International Studies Association.