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Transnational Communities
Shaping Global Economic Governance

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Marie-Laure Djelic, Sigrid Quack, Renate Mayntz, Heidi Dahles, Mine Eder, Özlem Öz, Charles Harvey, Mairi Maclean, Glenn Morgan, Izumi Kubo, Asma A. Hussain, Marc J. Ventresca, Carlos Ramirez, Anca Metiu, Leonhard Dobusch, Mark Lawrence Schrad, Thomas Fetzer, Dieter Plehwe, Åge Mariussen, Tim Bartley, Shawna N. Smith
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  • Date Published: June 2012
  • availability: Available
  • format: Paperback
  • isbn: 9781107406162

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  • Transnational communities are social groups that emerge from mutual interaction across national boundaries, oriented around a common project or 'imagined' identity. This common project or identity is constructed and sustained through the active engagement and involvement of at least some of its members. Such communities can overlap in different ways with formal organizations but, in principle, they do not need formal organization to be sustained. This book explores the role of transnational communities in relation to the governance of business and economic activity. It does so by focusing on a wide range of empirical terrains, including discussions of the Laleli market in Istanbul, the institutionalization of private equity in Japan, the transnational movement for open content licenses, and the mobilization around environmental certification. These studies show that transnational communities can align the cognitive and normative orientations of their members over time and thereby influence emergent transnational governance arrangements.

    • First book to fully explore the role of transnational communities in relation to issues of economic governance
    • Includes a wide range of case studies featuring transnational communities in and across a number of different countries
    • Written by an international team of contributors from Europe and North America
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    “Djelic and Quack are to be warmly congratulated on drawing together a group of scholars to explore an understudied yet significant phenomenon – the emergence and evolution of transnational ‘communities’. Harnessed by this common theme (the guiding hands of the editors are clearly present), the contributions are refreshingly wide-ranging and international in scope. This is an important work and should be widely read.”
    Royston Greenwood, Telus Chair of Strategic Management and Associate Dean (Research), University of Alberta School of Business, and Visiting Professor at the University of Oxford

    “Is global governance possible at all? While all signs seem to point towards a conclusion that a centralized global political governance is both impossible and undesirable, the editors and chapter authors of Transnational Communities explore a fascinating alternative. Far from being local, communities now extend beyond national and organizational borders, thus constructing forms of economic governance that are hidden from scrutiny of scholars intent on studying formal structures. This innovative and informative volume will interest political scientists, sociologists, organization theorists and economists alike. Well written and well edited, it presents an array of specific issues, which are strictly subordinated to the main theme.”
    Barbara Czarniawska, Professor of Management Studies, Gothenburg Research Institute, School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg

    “Djelic and Quack have assembled an outstanding volume on transnational communities and how they shape global economic governance. It will be the key point of reference in the field for some time to come.”
    David Held, Graham Wallas Professor of Political Science, London School of Economics and Political Science

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    Product details

    • Date Published: June 2012
    • format: Paperback
    • isbn: 9781107406162
    • length: 446 pages
    • dimensions: 244 x 170 x 23 mm
    • weight: 0.71kg
    • availability: Available
  • Table of Contents

    List of figures
    List of tables
    List of appendices
    List of contributors
    Preface
    Part I. Introduction:
    1. Transnational communities and governance Marie-Laure Djelic and Sigrid Quack
    2. Global structures: markets, organizations, networks - and communities? Renate Mayntz
    Part II. Classical Communities with a Transnational Extension:
    3. The multiple layers of a transnational 'imagined community': the notion and reality of the ethnic Chinese business community Heidi Dahles
    4. From cross-border exchange networks to transnational trading practices? The case of shuttle traders in Laleli, Istanbul Mine Eder and Özlem Öz
    Part III. Professional Communities with a Transnational Extension:
    5. Transnational boards and governance regimes: a Franco-British comparison Charles Harvey and Mairi Maclean
    6. Private equity in Japan: global financial markets and transnational communities Glenn Morgan and Izumi Kubo
    7. Formal organizing and transnational communities: evidence from global finance governance associations, 1879–2006 Asma A. Hussain and Marc J. Ventresca
    8. Promoting transnational professionalism: forays of the 'Big Firm' accounting community into France Carlos Ramirez
    Part IV. Virtual Communities:
    9. Gift-giving, transnational communities, and skill building in developing countries: the case of free/open source software Anca Metiu
    10. Epistemic communities and social movements: transnational dynamics in the case of Creative Commons Leonhard Dobusch and Sigrid Quack
    Part V. Transnational Interest or Issue-Based Communities:
    11. The transnational temperance community Mark Lawrence Schrad
    12. Industrial democracy in the European Community: trade unions as a defensive transnational community, 1968–88 Thomas Fetzer
    13. The making of a comprehensive transnational discourse community Dieter Plehwe
    14. Global warming, transnational communities and economic entrepreneurship: the case of carbon capture and storage (CCS) Åge Mariussen
    15. Communities of practice as cause and consequence of transnational governance: the evolution of social and environmental certification Tim Bartley and Shawna N. Smith
    Part VI. Conclusion:
    16. Transnational communities and their impact on the governance of business and economic activity Marie-Laure Djelic and Sigrid Quack
    Index.

  • Editors

    Marie-Laure Djelic, ESSEC Business School, France

    Sigrid Quack, Max-Planck-Institute, Cologne

    Contributors

    Marie-Laure Djelic, Sigrid Quack, Renate Mayntz, Heidi Dahles, Mine Eder, Özlem Öz, Charles Harvey, Mairi Maclean, Glenn Morgan, Izumi Kubo, Asma A. Hussain, Marc J. Ventresca, Carlos Ramirez, Anca Metiu, Leonhard Dobusch, Mark Lawrence Schrad, Thomas Fetzer, Dieter Plehwe, Åge Mariussen, Tim Bartley, Shawna N. Smith

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