Global public policy networks (GPPNs) are non-state entities that bring together actors from various sectors including governments, international organizations, civil society and business to address global issues. They may be legally incorporated or may operate more informally however they aim to take on an international role, even without the formal status of an international or multilateral organization/institution. These networks are comprised by actors in many sectors and levels including civil society, government and government agencies, industry and business, research and education and multilateral organizations and institutions. Global public policy network activities cover the range of steps in the policy process, beyond policy proposals or

lobbying Lobbying is a form of advocacy, which lawfully attempts to directly influence legislators or government officials, such as regulatory agency, regulatory agencies or judiciary. Lobbying involves direct, face-to-face contact and is carried out by va ...

, including agenda setting, policy formulation, negotiation, rule making, coordination, implementation and evaluation. Their expertise can often play an important role in global debates and

norm Norm, the Norm or NORM may refer to: In academic disciplines * Normativity, phenomenon of designating things as good or bad * Norm (geology), an estimate of the idealised mineral content of a rock * Norm (philosophy), a standard in normative e ...

establishment. GPPN emerged as a term in the early 2000s and there are many similar concepts . The basis for scholarship on GPPNs can be seen to be set by

Robert Keohane Robert Owen Keohane (born October 3, 1941) is an American political scientist working in the fields of international relations and international political economy. Following the publication of his influential book '' After Hegemony'' (1984), he h ...

and Joseph Nye, as well as

Anne-Marie Slaughter Anne-Marie Slaughter (born September 27, 1958) is an American international lawyer, foreign policy analyst, political scientist, and public commentator. From 2002 to 2009, she was the dean of Princeton University's School of Public and Intern ...

in the United States. While their status and role in the development of norms in the transnational sphere can be understood through work on "hard" and "soft" law including Kenneth W. Abbott, and Jon Birger Skjærseth. Further scholarship on their role in global governance includes work by

Diane Stone Diane L. Stone (born April 1964) is an Australian-British academic. Her research and publication addresses the influence of ideas and expertise on policy, the political economy of higher education; the ‘new diplomacy’; policy networks; inter ...

who also refers to policy transfer, global knowledge networks and transnational advocacy networks.

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Examples of GPPNs include: The

World Commission on Dams The World Commission on Dams (WCD) existed between April 1997 and 2001, to research the environmental, social and economic impacts of the development of large dam, dams globally. The self-styled WCD consisted of members of civil society, academia ...

, th
International Competition Network
the Global Water Partnership, the Medicines for Malaria Venture (which has since become a foundation), the Internet & Jurisdiction Policy Network, and REN21.

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