There is no global public: The idea of the public and the legitimation of governance

International Theory

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 213-237

  Eriksen, Stein Sundstøl ^a   Sending, Ole Jacob ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS NUPI   (Norway)

Author keywords

accountability; authority; global governance; global public; public sphere; public private distinction

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010634350     PISSN: 17529719     EISSN: 17529727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1752971913000183     Document Type: Article

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