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Book Review: Rethinking Global Governance. Author: Thomas G. Weiss, Rorden Wilkinson. Publisher: Polity Press, 2019. Location: Cambridge, London



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YE Shu, WANG Zixuan

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DOI:10.17265/2328-2177/2026.04.005

Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China

Against the backdrop of stalled globalization and rising global challenges in the post-pandemic era, the significance and future of global governance have become core academic and practical concerns. Thomas G. Weiss and Rorden Wilkinson’s Rethinking Global Governance adopts interdisciplinary approaches integrating history, geography, sociology, and anthropology to systematically examine the concept, origins, evolution, spatial dimensions, and practical operations of global governance. Rejecting over‑reliance on theoretical construction, the book adopts a problem‑oriented perspective and combines top‑down institutional analysis with bottom‑up social investigation. It traces the long‑term historical roots of global governance, interprets its spatial logic, and reveals its close links to ordinary people’s daily lives. While pointing out the book’s limitations such as insufficient case studies, this review affirms its innovative analytical framework, multi‑dimensional perspective, and profound insights into improving global governance. The work offers valuable theoretical references and methodological inspirations for rethinking and advancing the global governance system.

global governance, interdisciplinary analysis, problem‑oriented approach, bottom‑up perspective