Transnational Access: Findings and Future Research

Abstract

Where, why, and with what consequences are transnational actors (TNAs) granted a role in global policy-making? Dissatisfied with the existing status of research on TNA participation in global governance, this volume has sought to advance an agenda of research organized around these three questions. Taking a first step in that direction, this volume has offered contributions that expand the boundaries of research on TNA participation. Theoretically, it has served both to develop novel positive theories about the sources of transnational access, and to problematize the implications of such participation for normative theories about global democracy. Methodologically, the volume has been informed by a strong comparative ambition, and involved comparisons of TNA access to international institutions across multiple dimensions of variation.