近幾年「自由的國際秩序」(Liberal International Order, LIO)受到許多重大事件衝擊，逐漸面臨崩解或趨於弱化。如何重振國際合作(international cooperation)遂成為學界的一項關懷，本文也是其中之一。然而，相較於既有文獻，本文具有兩項特色。首先，視「科技」為一項獨立於國際制度(international institutions)的變數；第二，藉由探討區塊鏈及其相關科技的本質和特色，釐清國際合作的參與者是否能受惠於區塊鏈科技(blockchain technology, BT)，進而建立出一個「去中心化的治理體系」，讓抑制地球暖化獲得較傳統國際合作為佳的成效。研究結果顯示，以BT為基礎的全球暖化治理可以落實新自由制度主義對於國際合作的承諾，促成與維繫一個較過往成效為佳的治理結果。不過，這樣一個得力於BT的暖化治理並不一定能同樣成功體現於其它的國際議題。另一方面，全球暖化治理雖然能夠透過BT提升效能，但卻難以逸脫技術菁英的權力宰制。毋寧，國際合作雖能藉由BT的應用走出昔日以主權國家為中心的桎梏，並克服若干傳統合作之困境，卻難以逸脫權力及其在行為者間分配問題的影響。 In recent years, the liberal international order (LIO) has been impacted by a bunch of critical focusing events and is gradually facing disintegration or weakening. How to revive international cooperation has therefore become a central concern in the field of IR and this paper is one among them. Compared with the existing literature, this paper has two features. First, it identifies ‘technology’ as a variable distinct from international institutions. Second, by exploring the nature and characteristics of blockchain and its related technologies, it clarifies whether participants in international cooperation can benefit from blockchain technology (BT). The findings show that the warming governance based on BT is able to fulfil the neoliberalist promise to international cooperation and enable an outcome that is more effective than ever. Nevertheless, such a warming governance, empowered by BT, may not necessarily be equally successful in other international issues. On the other hand, although global warming governance can take the edge off BT, it is difficult to escape the domination of tech elites. In other words, the application of BT into international cooperation can get out of the shackles of state-centric structure and overcome some difficulties that traditional international cooperation usually has, but it is still hard to escape out of the shadow of power and the problem of power distribution.
