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