Legitimizing Private Actors in Global Governance: From Performance to Performativity
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Texto Completo: | https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.v5i1.773 |
Resumo: | Global governance is frequently criticised because of major legitimacy deficits, including lack of public accountability and democratic control. Within this context, questions about the legitimacy of non-state governance actors, such as non-governmental organizations, transnational corporations and private security companies, are neither an exception nor a surprise. Many actors have, therefore, turned to the measurement of performance, defined as publicly beneficial outcomes, in order to gain legitimacy. However, the rise of performance assessments as legitimizing practice is not without problems. Taking global security and health interventions as examples, this article contends that the immaterial, socially constructed and inherently contested nature of such public goods presents major obstacles for the assessment of performance in terms of observable, measurable and attributable outcomes. Performance is therefore frequently replaced by performativity, i.e. a focus on the repetitive enactment of specific forms of behaviour and capabilities, which are simply equated with the intended results. The implications for how global public goods are conceptualized and, ultimately, implemented are profound. |
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Legitimizing Private Actors in Global Governance: From Performance to Performativityglobal governance; legitimacy; performance; performance measurement; performativityGlobal governance is frequently criticised because of major legitimacy deficits, including lack of public accountability and democratic control. Within this context, questions about the legitimacy of non-state governance actors, such as non-governmental organizations, transnational corporations and private security companies, are neither an exception nor a surprise. Many actors have, therefore, turned to the measurement of performance, defined as publicly beneficial outcomes, in order to gain legitimacy. However, the rise of performance assessments as legitimizing practice is not without problems. Taking global security and health interventions as examples, this article contends that the immaterial, socially constructed and inherently contested nature of such public goods presents major obstacles for the assessment of performance in terms of observable, measurable and attributable outcomes. Performance is therefore frequently replaced by performativity, i.e. a focus on the repetitive enactment of specific forms of behaviour and capabilities, which are simply equated with the intended results. The implications for how global public goods are conceptualized and, ultimately, implemented are profound.Cogitatio2017-03-15info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.17645/pag.v5i1.773oai:ojs.cogitatiopress.com:article/773Politics and Governance; Vol 5, No 1 (2017): Legitimization of Private and Public Regulation: Past and Present; 54-622183-2463reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPenghttps://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/article/view/773https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.v5i1.773https://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/article/view/773/773Copyright (c) 2017 Elke Krahmannhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessKrahmann, Elke2022-12-22T15:16:48Zoai:ojs.cogitatiopress.com:article/773Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T16:22:30.699244Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Legitimizing Private Actors in Global Governance: From Performance to Performativity |
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Legitimizing Private Actors in Global Governance: From Performance to Performativity |
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Legitimizing Private Actors in Global Governance: From Performance to Performativity Krahmann, Elke global governance; legitimacy; performance; performance measurement; performativity |
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Legitimizing Private Actors in Global Governance: From Performance to Performativity |
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Legitimizing Private Actors in Global Governance: From Performance to Performativity |
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Legitimizing Private Actors in Global Governance: From Performance to Performativity |
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Legitimizing Private Actors in Global Governance: From Performance to Performativity |
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Legitimizing Private Actors in Global Governance: From Performance to Performativity |
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Krahmann, Elke |
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Krahmann, Elke |
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Krahmann, Elke |
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global governance; legitimacy; performance; performance measurement; performativity |
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global governance; legitimacy; performance; performance measurement; performativity |
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Global governance is frequently criticised because of major legitimacy deficits, including lack of public accountability and democratic control. Within this context, questions about the legitimacy of non-state governance actors, such as non-governmental organizations, transnational corporations and private security companies, are neither an exception nor a surprise. Many actors have, therefore, turned to the measurement of performance, defined as publicly beneficial outcomes, in order to gain legitimacy. However, the rise of performance assessments as legitimizing practice is not without problems. Taking global security and health interventions as examples, this article contends that the immaterial, socially constructed and inherently contested nature of such public goods presents major obstacles for the assessment of performance in terms of observable, measurable and attributable outcomes. Performance is therefore frequently replaced by performativity, i.e. a focus on the repetitive enactment of specific forms of behaviour and capabilities, which are simply equated with the intended results. The implications for how global public goods are conceptualized and, ultimately, implemented are profound. |
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