Contributor(s): Professor Robert O Keohane | Democratic global governance is a worthy ideal, but it is a naïve pursuit which risks purely nominal democracy. Robert O Keohane is Professor of International Affairs in the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University. Christopher R Hughes is Professor of International Relations and Head of Department at LSE. The International Relations Department at LSE (@LSEIRDept) is now in its 87th year, making it one of the oldest as well as largest in the world. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).