In contrast to the traditional meaning of "governance", some authors like James Rosenau have used the term "global governance" to denote the regulation of interdependent relations in the absence of an overarching political authority.
跟“治理”的传统意義有所对比的是，有的作者如James Rosenau采用“全球治理”这一术语来指代在缺少一个支配一切的政治实体的前提下，相互依赖的关系的规则。