The spread of informal governance practices in G-summitry

This article examines the spread of informal practices from G7 to G20, analysing implications G20’s adoption six that have marked as a quintessential governance group. Drawing on archival documents, elite interviews, and embedded participant observation, argument is made are strengths liabilities for G20. Key been central G7’s success do not entail in Furthermore, transpose well into G20 context those less with way members relate one another within club more how its positioned international system overall. These findings add complexity proposition institutions like can serve effective means channel rising states’ status concerns.