The ongoing reconfiguration of the world order has spurred the development of innovative theoretical approaches and conceptual frameworks to understand the distribution of power and exercise of agency in a rapidly transforming world. Among these is the formulation of Multiplexity, which suggests the emergence of hitherto marginalised state and non-state actors on the world stage. A multiplex world order is marked not only by the absence of global hegemony by any single nation but also one where the balance of power does not merely shift away from one “pole” to another. As the concept gains analytic purchase, research on Multiplexity has examined not only the growing interaction capacity among diverse clusters of countries, but also the role of multilateral development initiatives emanating from the global South, collaborative leadership to manage an increasingly gridlocked global governance, the prospects of civilisational dialogue, and historical lessons from diverse regions to reflect on the future of the international order. Research on Multiplexity has, in turn, deepened and advanced a Global International Relations perspective, which sheds light on the role of different regions, and connections between them, in constituting world order.
This panel invited contributions that critically advance, deepen and elaborate our understanding of the Multiplex World Order by deploying the perspecitve of Global International Relations
