Within the international political economy (IPE) literature on global supply chains, there is
growing debate about the effectiveness of private global supply chain solutions to address …

Corporations, NGOs, and private regulatory initiatives have taken on functions once
assumed to be the domain of the state and inter-governmental organisations. While …

Purpose This paper aims to examine the multiplicity of corporate social responsibility (CSR)
standards, explaining its nature, dynamics and implications for multinational enterprises …

Written by Neil M. Coe, this Advanced Introduction provides a comprehensive guide to the
vibrant and expanding global production network (GPN) approach, through deftly exploring …

Purpose While corporate social responsibility (CSR) standards are amongst the most widely
adopted instruments for supporting firms in becoming more accountable, firms who adopt …

The rise of “new” transnational governance has intensified debates about a lack of
accountability in global politics. Reviewing the mechanisms through which transparency can …

Multistakeholder platforms (MSPs) that bring together a range of actors to collaboratively
address land and natural resource governance issues are increasingly common in sub …

To strengthen global sustainability governance, academics and policymakers have called
for a better integration of private governance with public policy instruments. Surprisingly …

Private standards play an increasingly important governance role, yet their effects on state‐
led policymaking remain understudied. We examine how the operation of private agricultural …

This article conducts a population-level analysis of transnational private governance
organizations (TPGOs) that develop standards for sustainable commodity production in the …