Transnational Governance: Definitions, Approaches and Research Agenda

Abstract This study examined academic production on transnational governance. It adopted a multi-method approach that used bibliometric analysis to identify the twenty most influential papers. Those papers were then analyzed in depth, emphasizing the research methods adopted and the different forms and dimensions of transnational governance studied. Results concluded that interest on transnational governance is recent, but increasing. The majority of the papers highlight the multiplicity of actors engaged in transnational governance, reinforcing its strengthening pluricentrality and the diversity of processes and forms it can assume. There is a definite need for more empirical studies and those that consider the Latin American context. It is also necessary to develop studies that enable a critical analysis of the development of regulatory mechanisms that legitimize the action of private actors in issues of public interest.

摘要 本研究针对跨国治理领域的学术成果展开考察。研究采用多方法研究路径：首先通过文献计量分析筛选出20篇最具影响力的学术论文，随后对这些论文进行深度剖析，重点关注其采用的研究方法，以及所探讨的跨国治理的不同形式与维度。研究结果显示，学界对跨国治理的关注虽兴起较晚，但呈现持续增长的态势。多数论文着重强调了参与跨国治理的行动者具有多元属性，进一步印证了其多中心性的强化趋势，以及治理进程与形式的多样性。当前亟需开展更多实证研究，以及聚焦拉丁美洲语境的相关研究；此外，还需推动相关研究，对旨在为私人行动者在公共利益议题中的行动提供合法性依据的治理机制的发展展开批判性分析。