The Concept of Maritime Governance in International Relations
The Concept of Maritime Governance in International Relations

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article1 is the identification of components of maritime governanceand evolution of the concept of maritime governance in contemporary InternationalRelations. The main research questions are: what elements constitute the structureof maritime governance and why the role of maritime governance is increasingin the policy of super and regional powers. The answer to these questions will beused to verify the adopted hypothesis which indicates that maritime governanceis a dynamic process consisting of interdependent areas of legal regulations, blueeconomy, security and environmental elements. Their horizontal and verticalinterdependence and interrelation while dealing with oceans make maritimegovernance necessary instrument for super and regional powers to attain theirinterests.Based on the presented assumptions and purpose, the following structureof the article was adopted. The introduction highlights the role of oceans in theworld affairs and presents research questions and hypothesis. In the second partof the article main stages of discourse on maritime governance are discussedand characterized, putting emphasis on the process of shaping its conceptual andterminological framework. Methodological differences and similarities in definingmaritime governance are explored. The third part indicates the operational dimensionof the concept of maritime governance, presenting the stages of the process ofinstitutionalization of maritime cooperation between states. Finally, the case studyof the Integrated Maritime Policy of the European Union is presented to serve as anexemplification of the modern maritime governance. The conclusion of the articlecontains answers to the research questions posed.

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