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Antipolitical Argumentative Analysis

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The criticism on governance Walters outlined in his article is the antipolitical view on political problems. To understand what Walters means by ‘displacing political conflict’ in governance approaches, it is important to clarify the difference between politics and governance. The pessimistic view associates politics with a negative and uncooperative manner of doing business. However politics is a game of power (between different interests/ opinions). On the other hand there is governance, which is broader than government; it is not just a way of ruling but contains a technocratic perspective of a search for an ideal solution. The core focus of governance is on cooperation/ participation with state and non-state actors (e.g. markets, civil society, NGO’s et cetera) to have consensus on the things that should be done. The Commission for Global Governance (1995) defined governance as “a broad, dynamic, complex process of interactive decision-making that is constantly evolving and responding to changing circumstances.”. In short governance is a problem solving process, wherein stakeholders and actors (especially non-state …show more content…

In order to understand a particular case/situation/decision we should understand which different opinions are relevant, e.g. why we live in a capitalistic society at the moment and which struggle was there between capitalism and socialism. However when interpreting the situation only based on the discourse of governance, this could result in missing a crucial understanding of the situation. In the end both opinions offer an important angle to view at how we could study/ analyse the process. The governance discourse provides insight if/ how several actors working together for a solution. Combining the discourses of political and governance, these two angles provide the best understanding of the (complex)

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