This open access book develops a conceptual framework for glocal governance as a
multi-stakeholder local governance approach based on global human rights norms and democratic
principles. It discusses glocal governance as part of an ongoing global transformation process
that began in the 1990s when democracy and individualizing responsibilities for governance
became the dominant political system worldwide and continues through today's dawn of a New
Cold War between those countries which have democratized and those which haven't. This book
will intrigue practitioners and scholars alike who are interested in the concepts of glocality
and glocalism local-global connectivity and the implementation and dissemination of global
norms and concepts such as human rights and democracy at the local and community level as well
as among civil society and private enterprises. The author argues that global norms have now
become universal benchmarks which private political and civil actors use to assess day-to-day
situations and market developments and to make their decisions accordingly. This book will
appeal to students practitioners and scholars of the social sciences and humanities who are
interested in governance human rights public diplomacy and international relations and in
conceptualizing mechanisms for governing and enforcing political decisions locally on the
basis of global universal principles international norms and laws.
