1. "How false were our postulates" --;2. Managing strain : styles of international rule making --;3. Analytic frameworks --;4. The choice of venue --;5. The choice of instruments --;6. The sources of failure --;7. Diagnosing the democratic deficit --;8. Challenge systems and the rule makers --;9. Dissonance and democracy --;10. Conclusions.
Frank Vibert examines the fundamental issues involved in attempts to rethink international institutions and their rule making procedures.