We can observe a complex and partly contradictory transformation of authority, until now centered in the state. This transformation of authority affect basic institutions, principles, norms and procedures of contemporary policymaking. This transformation is multi-dimensional and multiscalar process. It affect all aspect of public authority, in particular the distribution of political decision-making power across territorial levels and private actors, and the definition public functions. We observe a world where new institutional forms of mixed public and private governance are emerging.