Drawing on mainstream and critical theoretical approaches, International Organizations offers a comprehensive examination of international organizations' political and structural role in world politics. This text details the types and activities of international organizations and provides students with the conceptual tools needed to evaluate their effectiveness. Surveying key issue areas from international and human security to trade and the environment, International Organizations looks at present and future possibilities for global governance from a broad range of perspectives.
New to the Sixth Edition
- Focused on the seismic shifts caused by the rise of national populism and the effects on the more liberal institutions of global governance.
- Fully revised throughout with a feature on the EU in the face of Brexit, the Greek financial crisis, and global migration.
- Adds a new section on the Arab League, expanded coverage of NGOs, and updates on the Paris Climate Accords.
- Overhauls the chapter on International Security including expanded coverage of the UN's present and historical role.
- Includes a new chapter on Regional Security covering NATO and ECOWAS.
- Provides new case studies on Syria, Ukraine, SDGs, and the global migration crisis, among several others.
Autorentext
Kelly-Kate S. Pease is Professor in the Department of History, Politics, and
International Relations at Webster University and Director of the International
Relations Online Program. She is also the Founding Director of the Institute for
Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies, the Global MA program in International
Relations, and the MA program in International Nongovernmental
Organizations. She is author of Human Rights and Humanitarian Diplomacy
and co-author of The United Nations and Changing World Politics.
Klappentext
Drawing on mainstream and critical theoretical approaches, International Organizations offers a comprehensive examination of international organizations' political and structural role in world politics. This text details the types and activities of international organizations and provides students with the conceptual tools needed to evaluate their effectiveness. Surveying key issue areas from international and human security to trade and the environment, International Organizations looks at present and future possibilities for global governance from a broad range of perspectives.
New to the Sixth Edition
- Focused on the seismic shifts caused by the rise of national populism and the effects on the more liberal institutions of global governance.
- Fully revised throughout with a feature on the EU in the face of Brexit, the Greek financial crisis, and global migration.
- Adds a new section on the Arab League, expanded coverage of NGOs, and updates on the Paris Climate Accords.
- Overhauls the chapter on International Security including expanded coverage of the UN's present and historical role.
- Includes a new chapter on Regional Security covering NATO and ECOWAS.
- Provides new case studies on Syria, Ukraine, SDGs, and the global migration crisis, among several others.
Inhalt
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: International Organizations: Nuts and Bolts.
Chapter 3: Mainstream Theories
Chapter 4: Critical Theories
Chapter 5: International Security
Chapter 6: Regional Security
Chapter 7: Trade
Chapter 8: Development
Chapter 9: Environment
Chapter 10: Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs
Chapter 11: Global Governance in 2030
Appendix: Finding Employment in International Organizations