[governance] Fwd: Final composition of the CSTD Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation

[parminder]

On Monday 01 April 2013 09:23 PM, McTim wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 10:37 AM, parminder <parminder at itforchange.net> wrote:
>> <snip?
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>> At the top principles level, two thing come to my mind very strongly
>>
>> 1) Means of selection of non gov representatives of the 'global public' in
>> multistakeholder (MS) processes ( we have seen deep sensitivity in this
>> group against discussing such things)
> Why does there have to be "representation" beyond representing oneself?

McTim, At this stage I am not even pressing one view against another. I 
am simply seeking clarity about people's views on key issues. Now, you 
are quite explicit - you do not see any (or in any case, any important) 
role of the concept of representativity in the new proposed polity. 
Fine. Just want to know if Milton, Wolfgang and Bertrand also do not see 
any role for this concept. And if they do see a role - comes the all 
important question of how non gov reps are selected so that they can 
claim legitimacy, on which issue they may want to give their views.

>> <snip>
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>> See Bertrand's excellent post under the thread: "Shared Decision
>> Making Procedures"  for more answers to your queries!

Issue based networks as the prime form of polity are expressions of 
Castellian description of how power flows and self aggrandizes in a 
network - how networks constant change shape and form, with the single 
motive of such aggrandizement. The quote of Jack Welsh on how every MNC 
should keep its plant always ready to be shipped from one jurisdiction 
to another, as best suits profit, also comes to my mind. That is what an 
issue based network of self selected 'stakeholders' is all about - 
skipping accountability and self declaring legitimacy. Such hyper post 
modern political descriptions often hide more than they show - they hide 
raw power and its illegitimacy. I do believe in new age networked 
governance systems, but they also have strong institutional anchorages. 
It has to be in-between models with both flexibility and solidity.

parminder




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