Includes bibliographical references and index. Ahrens, J., Caspers, R., & Weingarth, J. (Ed.). (2011). Good governance in the 21st century: conflict, institutional change, and development in the era of globalization. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar.

Governance, development, and institutional change in times of globalization -- Part 1: Conflict and cooperation -- Samuel Huntington's clash of civilization - a self-fulfilling prophecy? -- France and the Islamic world: exterior and interior aspects of an exceptional relationship -- The role of Turkey: secular statehood and Islam -- The EU and the Middle East conflict: promoting peace and reform? -- The European union's foreign policy: regional profile and global reach -- Part 2: National strategies -- Small countries - useful lessons: governance in EU accession countries and in East Asia -- Successfully catching up: non-orthodox economic and governance reforms in India and China -- Africa: sad proof that institutions do matter -- On the African development tragedy -- Part 3: Newly emerging global actors and networks -- The beginning of the end of the western-dominated world order? on the dynamics of the rise of China and India -- Globalization, social movement, and the labor market: a transatlantic perspective -- Global governance and the private sector -- Regions in the world economic triangle

"This book explores the interdependences of economic globalisation, political tensions, and national policymaking whilst analysing opportunities for governance reform at both national and international levels. It considers how governance mechanisms can be fashioned in order to both exploit the opportunities of globalization and cope with the numerous potential conflicts and risks." - From the Book