Description
Providing insights from the summit, Hugo Dobson comprehensively analyses the G20's development and practices from the perspectives of the nineteen member states and one inter-governmental organisation that have shaped it. Chapters examine members' reactions to the upgrading of the G20 to a summit of leaders in 2008, its development thereafter into the premier forum for international economic cooperation, and the expansion of its agenda beyond macroeconomic issues to a range of global collective action problems. Looking at its future from a country-specific perspective, Dobson concludes that the G20 will continue to engage with stakeholders and evolve in terms of its membership, as seen in the decision at the 2023 Delhi summit to include the African Union, thereby providing a basis for future research on its members' perspectives, positions and behaviours.
This multidisciplinary book will be an invigorating read for students of international relations and politics, global governance, sustainable development, climate change and energy transitions, and security and terrorism. Its exclusive insights will also be of use to policymakers and third sector organisations who are stakeholders in the G20 process.
About the Author
Hugo Dobson, School of East Asian Studies, University of Sheffield, UK
Reviews
'This book is a highly valuable and very welcome addition to the scholarly literature on, and public understanding of, the Group of Twenty, by offering the first detailed look at its individual members' priorities, roles and effectiveness within the G20 process and summits. With its insightful treatment of climate change, the energy transition and security, this book is a most timely, badly needed look at the G20 members' response, together at the highest level, to the most critical, even existential, challenges of our time.' -- John Kirton, University of Toronto, Canada
'Hugo Dobson's book on the G20 is indispensable reading for making sense of shifting patterns of world politics. Dobson's long experience as a summit watcher is on display with considerable value. Without getting bogged down with the intricacies concerning either the normative or technical debates about its role, Dobson's "unpacking" showcases why an understanding of the G20 is so essential for a world caught between aspirations to global governance and the constraints imposed by national sovereignty and a return to geopolitics.' -- Andrew F. Cooper, University of Waterloo, Canada
'This is a fantastic contribution and a must-read book for anyone interested in multilateralism and global governance. Making substantive theoretical and empirical contributions to the G20 literature, Professor Dobson remains one of the most important voices in the field.' -- Tristen Naylor, University of Cambridge, UK
'The definitive update on the evolution of the Group of Twenty (G20), this book identifies key global governance efforts to manage the contested world economy, climate change and sustainability, and global security. Cutting across the traditional boundaries of international politics and diplomacy, political economy, and area studies, and written in Hugo Dobson's trademark style of clarity and depth, it makes for a must read for scholars, students, policymakers, and thought leaders alike.' -- Gregory T. Chin, York University, Canada and Mayling Birney Global Scholar, The London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
Book Information
ISBN 9781035373956
Author Hugo Dobson
Format Paperback
Page Count 234
Imprint Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Publisher Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
