G-group legitimacy in global governance: rightful membership of rising powers?

The shift in global policymaking from the Group of Seven (G7) to Twenty (G20) is widely seen reflect rise power emerging markets South. It begs question, though, whether G20 has right membership legitimately govern economy. This paper applies a novel framework linking rightful governance institutions’ roles address this question. A longitudinal analysis (1) financial and economic indicators G-group members; (2) their ranking on these indicators; (3) position members technical forums demonstrates that was necessary maintain given declining share G7 However, as source legitimacy varies across diffuses institutions. These new insights demonstrate added value conceptualising relation different analytical proposed allows for better into legitimation strategies public perceptions institutions, points interesting hypotheses with respect