Abstract

URUENA, René. INDICATORS, INTERNATIONAL LAW AND THE EMERGENCE OF NEW POLITICAL PARTICIPATION SETTINGS IN GLOBAL GOVERNANCE. Int. Law: Rev. Colomb. Derecho Int. [online]. 2014, n.25, pp.543-584. ISSN 1692-8156.  https://doi.org/10.11144/Javeriana.il14-25.idis.

This article explores the connection between indicators and international law. It maps the pathways of interaction between these two technologies of governance, sometimes complementing, sometimes in competition with each other. The text explores the challenges arisingfrom the use of indicators in the context of global governance, and focuses on a specific challenge: Beyond the standard critique that frames indicators as the result of a neoliberal agenda, or implausible simplifications of complex realities, this article argues that, as their use increases, indicators have become veritable political spaces, in which different political agendas collide and strive to achieve the quantitative expression of values, interests and ideologies.

Keywords : Indicators; global governance; international law.

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