The nature of global governance is changing, as are the standards by which we judge its legitimacy. We are witnessing a gradual and partial shift from inter-state co-operation to more complex forms of governance, involving participation by transnational actors, such as NGOs, party associations, philanthropic foundations and corporations.

List of Figures and Tables Preface Notes on the Contributors Transnational Actor Participation in International Institutions: Where, Why, and with What Consequences?; J.Tallberg & C.Jönsson Capturing the Transnational; C.Jönsson Transnational Access to International Institutions: Three Approaches; J.Tallberg Explaining Patterns of Transnational Participation: The Role of Policy Fields; J.Steffek Explaining Varying Degrees of Openness in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO); A.Liese WTO and the Environmental Movement: On the Path to Participatory Governance?; Å.Casula Vifell Limits to Transnational Participation: The Global Governance of Migration; S.Kalm Private Authority on the Rise: A Century of Delegation in Multilateral Environmental Treaties; J.F.Green Does Global Democracy Matter? Hypotheses on Famine and War; H.Agné Democracy Counts: Problems of Equality in Global Democracy; S.Näsström Beyond Democratic Legitimacy: Global Governance and the Promotion of Liberty; J.Bartelson Transnational Access: Findings and Future Research; C.Jönsson & J.Tallberg Index