Examining the interplay between the domestic, regional and global aspects of the crisis of legitimacy of global governance, this book theoretically questions and empirically analyses the "crises of legitimacy" in global governance with respect to various mechanisms, actors, and issues.

Introduction PART I: THEORETICAL AND CONCEPTUAL Chapter 1. Legitimacy, Crises of Global Governance, and International Relations Chapter 2. Covid-19 and the Legitimacy Crisis of Global Governance PART II: ACTORS Chapter 3. Growing G20 Legitimacy Chapter 4. The UN's Legitimacy Crises in Global Governance and The Covid-19 Pandemic Chapter 5. Regional Organizations and Legitimacy Chapter 6. From a Legitimacy Deficit to an Existential Crisis: The Unfortunate Case of the World Trade Organization Chapter 7. Assessing NATO's Legitimacy in Global Governance: A three-layered Framework Chapter 8. Transnational Actors in Global Governance: What legitimacy for Multinational Corporations (MNC)? PART III: ISSUES Chapter 9. The Limits to Cooperation: Global Governance and The Challenge of Climate Change Chapter 10. African rising powers and human rights: Nigeria and South Africa on the UN Human Rights Council Chapter 11. Contested Legitimacy of the Responsibility to Protect in an Era of Humanitarian Crises Chapter 12. Constitutive Legitimacy Crisis of the Neoliberal Migration Governance Conclusion