In Europe, where countries have banded together since the end of World War II, yielding some precious individual sovereignty in order to construct a more stable whole, the struggles of the common currency have instilled fear in citizens’ hearts – and in their votes. In the shift from government to governance, we have built a matrix of actors – private and public, at local, national, and supra-national levels – to address social and economic problems.
在欧洲，二战结束后各国就团结在一起，牺牲了一些宝贵的主权以构建更加稳定的整体，但共同货币的步履维艰给欧洲人民——和他们的选票——注入了恐慌。在从政府到治理的转变中，我们建立了一系列行动方——有公共的，也有私人的，有地方的、国家的，也有超国家的——以解决社会和经济问题。但在复杂且不断变化的机构环境中，我们通常无法知道谁在掌控。