Реферат: Globalisation What Implications For Democratic Decision

Brussels. The good news is that

international decision-making fora are surviving in the face of significant

challenges. For example, the recent fisheries dispute in the North Atlantic,

despite being difficult, did not result in withdrawal of either party from the

North-West Atlantic Fisheries Organisation, which currently governs catch

quotas in the region. Rather, it resulted in calls for improved management measures

and dispute-resolution procedures. The new dispute-resolution processes of the

WTO, while as yet untested, offer new capacities for shoring up an

international trade framework that is fragile but beneficial to all parties,

and certainly preferable to unilateral sanctions and reprisals. In other words,

countries must invest more in building effective and legitimate international

organisations that are capable of delivering results, while maintaining

democratic values. A range of procedures are needed including; new negotiation,

mediation, and dispute-resolution; mechanisms for building trust and mutual

confidence between countries; and assessment and revision processes. Building

international institutions that are fair and well respected poses a challenge

to all parties involved in international policy

making. In building mutual

trust, and the other foundations of global governance, national governments

face the challenge of communicating to local populations the extent to which

the domestic and international dimensions of policy are inextricably linked.

They must also prove that sovereignty can actually be enhanced rather than

diminished by active participation in international decision making. But this

in turn will need to be built on the legitimacy and effectiveness of decisions

taken at the international level. A virtuous circle of reinforcement is

therefore imperative. Rising to the

challengeDespite a great deal

of hand-wringing about the challenges posed by globalisation, the process also

offers many opportunities, including the potential to strengthen policy

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