How to Change the World: The Role of Non-State Actors

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Regulation of societal risks was long seen as the province of state administrative institutions, but recent theories and practice challenge this view. A move away from a state-centred approach to governance has created space for non-state actors to assume a myriad of regulatory roles. This course will introduce theories and practices of non-state regulation. Drawing on cases from across the globe, this course will explore the multifaceted roles non-state actors can play in regulatory and governance processes. Cases examining how private individuals, civil society organizations, social entrepreneurs, enterprises, philanthropists and others have tried to change the world will be analysed. 001793