"Global governance" is fast becoming a ubiquitous term, often weakly understood and rendered meaningless by overlapping or mutually exclusive perspectives.

This unique volume challenges such oversimplification by exploring commonalities and differences in existing the understanding of global governance, presenting a comprehensive, multiple range of thinking across international relations and social science in general. Contending Perspectives on Global Governance brings together scholars from a variety of analytical perspectives including theorists of Social Constructivism, Liberal Imperialism and Realism, catalyzing debate and discussion to present a fuller picture of global governance.