Accountability in transnational relations: how distinctive is it?

Koenig-Archibugi, Mathias ORCID: 0000-0003-4637-9477 (2010) Accountability in transnational relations: how distinctive is it? West European Politics, 33 (5). pp. 1142-1164. ISSN 0140-2382

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Abstract

In recent years, an increasing number of scholars have used the concept of 'accountability' to describe and assess relationships among actors who are primarily based in different state jurisdictions, or involving actors transcending state jurisdictions. Is there something inherently distinctive about accountability in transnational spaces as compared to the more familiar instances of accountability observed in domestic contexts? This paper examines the distinctiveness of transnational accountability in relation to: (1) its general meaning and specific forms; (2) its aims and importance; (3) its empirical existence and the relative frequency of its forms; (4) its causes; and (5) its effects. The paper cautiously concludes that on most of these dimensions the similarities outweigh the differences and that it would be unfruitful for research on transnational accountability to develop separately from that on domestic accountability.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/fwep20/current
Additional Information:	© 2010 Taylor & Francis
Divisions:	Government International Relations
Subjects:	J Political Science > JZ International relations
Date Deposited:	11 Oct 2010 14:04
Last Modified:	20 Nov 2024 01:48
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/29564

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