International Summitry and Global Governance : the rise of the G7 and the European Council, 1974-1991 / edited by Emmanuel Mourlon-Druol and Federico Romero
Published
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, Taylor and Francis, 2014
pt. 1. New tools for European and international governance -- pt. 2. Global and Western challenges
Summary
This volume is the first detailed study of the emergence of regular and frequent heads of government meetings (summits), covering the period from the mid-1970s to the early 1990s. Summit meetings of heads of government have become 'banal' in today's world. Yet they are a relatively recent practice that took off only in the mid-1970s. The aim of the book is to explore the origins of this new feature of global governance in its historical context. Why did heads of Western governments decide to regularly meet up in the European Council and the G7? What were they aiming at? How were these meetings
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-246) and index
