University of British Columbia Press Global Ordering: Institutions and Autonomy in a Changing World (Globalization and Autonomy)

Despite myriad global forces influencing the lives of individuals,societies, and polities, people continue to value their personal andcommunal independence. They insist on shaping the conditions of theirexistence to the fullest extent possible. At the same time, many formaland informal institutions – from transnational legal andfinancial regimes to new governance arrangements for aboriginalcommunities in environmentally sensitive regions – are evolving,adapting to meet new challenges, or failing to adjust rapidlyenough. Global Ordering examines the key institutions andorganizations that mediate the ever-more complex relationship betweenglobalization and autonomy. Bringing together an outstanding group ofscholars, this ground-breaking book contributes significantly to thework of re-imagining the circumstances under which integrative systemicforces can be brought into alignment with irreducible commitments toindividual and collective autonomy. It is an important work thatmaps the new frontier of globalization studies. About the Author Louis W. Pauly is Canada Research Chair inGlobalization and Governance at the University of Toronto.William D. Coleman is CIGI Chair in Globalization andPublic Policy at the Balsillie School of International Affairs andprofessor in the Department of Political Science at the University ofWaterloo. Contributors: Diana Brydon, Guy Gensey, StephenClarkson, Ian Cooper, A. Claire Cutler, Sarah Eaton, Ulf Hedetoft,Caren Irr, Natalia Loukacheva, Tony Porter, Petra Rethmann, EmilySinclair, Michael Webb, and Gilbert R. Winham