Thomas Hale & David Held 
Beyond Gridlock 

It is now conventional wisdom to see the great policy challenges of the 21st century as inherently transnational. It is equally common to note the failures of the international institutions the world relies on to address such challenges. As the acclaimed 2013 book Gridlock argued, the world increasingly needs effective international cooperation, but multilateralism appears unable to deliver it in the face of deepening interdependence, rising multipolarity, and the growing complexity and fragmentation that characterise the global order.
The Gridlock authors have now partnered with a group of leading experts to offer a trenchant reassessment of elements of the argument. Comparing anomalies and exceptions to multilateral dysfunction across a number of spheres of world politics, Beyond Gridlock explores seven pathways through and beyond gridlock. While multilateralism continues to fall short, Beyond Gridlock identifies systematic means to avoid or resist these forces and turn them into collective solutions. This book offers a vital new perspective on world politics as well as a practical guide for positive change in global policy.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Table of contents

Preface

Abbreviations

Tables and Figures

Author biographies

1 Introduction: Pathways beyond Gridlock

Thomas Hale and David Held

2 Finance: Risk and Progress

Kevin Young

3 Monetary Policy: Making Fragmentation Work

Camila Villard Duran

4 Trade: Gridlock and Resilience

Andreas Klasen

5 Investment: Contestation and Transformation

Taylor St John

6 Energy: A Fundamental Transition?

Ann Florini

7 Humanitarianism: Stagnation, Fragmentation, and Possibilities

Kyle Mc Nally and James Orbinski

8 Human rights: Leveraging Compliance

Tom Pegram

9 Health: New Leadership for Devastating Challenges

Garrett Wallace Brown and David Held

10 Climate: From Gridlock to Catalyst

Thomas Hale

11 Cyber security: Gridlock and Innovation

Lucas Kello

12 Weapons of Mass Destruction: Incremental Steps

Michael Clarke

13 Conclusion: Breaking the Cycle of Gridlock

Thomas Hale and David Held

Über den Autor

Thomas Hale is Associate Professor of Public Policy (Global Public Policy) at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford.
David Held is Master of University College, and Professor of Politics and International Relations, at Durham University.