International Organizations: The Politics and Processes of Global Governance

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The third edition of the award-winning International Organizations has been thoroughly revised and updated to take into account new developments and shifting power relations since 2009, as well as the most current scholarship. As before, the authors provide a comprehensive, in-depth examination of the full range of international organizations. New features of the book include attention to a broader range of theoretical approaches, to the increasing importance of regional organizations, and to emerging forms of governance. And new case studies highlight the governance dilemmas posed by the Libyan and Syrian civil wars, human trafficking, LGBT rights, climate change, and more. Cover Title Page Copyright page Dedication Contents Illustrations Tables Table 4.1 Vetoes in the Security Council, 1946–2014 Table 4.2 UN-Sponsored Global Conferences and Summits Table 4.3 UN System Expenditures, 1986–2013 ($ millions Table 5.1 EU Enlargements Table 6.1 Participation at Selected UN-Sponsored Global Conferencesand Summits Table 7.1 Selected UN Sanctions by Type, 1990–2014 Table 7.2 Traditional UN Peacekeeping Operations (representative cases) Table 7.3 Selected Complex UN Peacekeeping Operations Table 7.4 Regional Organizations and Peace Operations (selected cases) Table 7.5 Selected Post–Cold War Humanitarian Crises Table 10.1 Selected UN Human Rights Conventions Table 11.1 Selected Global and Regional Environmental Agreements Figures Figure 1.1 Actors in Global Governance Figure 1.2 Classifying Types of IGOs Figure 1.3 Varieties of Global Governance Figure 1.4 IGO Functions Figure 3.1 Twentieth-Century Growth of IGOs and INGOs Figure 3.2 Functional Intergovernmental Organizations (representative Figure 3.3 Selected International and Regional Courts Figure 4.1 Key UN Charter Provisions Figure 4.2 The United Nations System Figure 4.3 Caucusing Groups in the Un Figure 4.4 Growth in UN Membership, 1945–2015 Figure 4.5 UN Secretaries-General, 1946–present Figure 4.6 The Debate over Security Council Reform Figure 4.7 Assessments for Major Contributors to the UN Budget,2013–2015 (percentages) Figure 5.1 Nested European Institutions Figure 5.2 Timeline of European Integration Figure 5.3 European Union Institutions Figure 5.4 Asian Regionalism Figure 6.1 Types of Nonstate Actors Figure 6.2 NGO Governance Functions Figure 6.3 Multiple Routes for NGO Influence Figure 7.1 Global Trends in Armed Conflict, 1946–2012 Figure 7.2 Security Governance Approaches Figure 7.3 Global and Regional Security IGOs and Related Entities Figure 7.4 Security-Related INGOs Figure 7.5 Crimes Against Humanity (Rome Statute, Article 7) Figure 7.6 Peace Operations Tasks Figure 7.7 Major Governance Approaches for Weaponsof Mass Destruction Figure 7.8 The Global Counterterrorism Legal Regime (selected conventions and protocols) Figure 8.1 Leading Economic Groups Figure 8.2 Decisionmaking in the IMF Figure 8.3 IMF Structural Adjustment Programs Figure 8.4 The World Trade Organization: Central Principles Figure 8.5 Cumulative Active Regional Trade Agreements, 1990–2014 Figure 9.1 The Millennium Development Goals: Results Achieved as of 2014 Figure 10.1 UN Human Rights Organizational Structure (selected bodies) Figure 10.2 The Genocide Convention (key provisions) Map Map 7.1 The Democratic Republic of Congo Preface Chapter 1- The Challenges of Global Governance Why the Growing Need for Global Governance Now? Actors in Global Governance Processes of Global Governance: Multilateralism Matters The Varieties of Global Governance The Politics and Effectiveness of Global Governance Suggested Further Reading Chapter 2- The Theoretical Foundations of Global Governance Why Theory Matters Liberalism Realism Social Constructivism The English School Critical Theories Theories of Organizational Interactions IR Theory and Global Governance Suggested Further Reading Chapter 3 - IGOs and the Foundations of Global Governance The State System and Its Weaknesses: The Process of International Organization Early Governance Innovations:The Legacy of the Nineteenth Century The Expansion of Functional and Specialized Organizations International Courtsfor Adjudication and Dispute Settlement Suggested Further Reading Internet Resources Chapter 4- The United Nations: Centerpiece of Global Governance The UN Charter and Key Principles The Principal Organs of the United Nations Persistent Organizational Problemsand the Need for Reform The UN’s Relationship to Regional Organizations Suggested Further Reading Internet Resources Chapter 5- Regional Organizations The Roots and Dynamics of Regionalism Europe’s Regional Organizations Regional Organizations in the Americas Asia’s Regional Organizations Africa’s Regional Organizations Regional Organizations in the Middle East Assessing the Consequences of Regionalism Moving Beyond Regionalism Suggested Further Reading Internet Resources Chapter 6- Nonstate Actors: NGOs, Networks, and Social Movements Nonstate Actors in Action The Range of Nonstate Actors The Growth of Nonstate Actors NGOs’ Relationships to IGOs NGO Influence and Effectiveness NGOs: A Love Affair Cooling? Suggested Further Reading Internet Resources Chapter 7- The Search for Peace and Security Case Study: Somalia as a Watershed Wars as the Genesis for Security Governance Mechanisms for the Peaceful Settlement of Disputes Collective Security, Enforcement, and Sanctions Peace Operations Arms Control and Disarmament Dealing with Terrorism as a Threatto Global Peace and Security The Challenges of Human Security Suggested Further Reading Important Databases Internet Resources Chapter 8- Global Economic Governance Case Study:The Global Financial Crisis of 2008 An Evolving Global Economy Governance of Global Finance Governance of Trade: From GATT to the WTO Macroeconomic Policy Coordination:The Roles of the OECD, G-7, and G-20 The Key Roles of Functional Institutions and Regimes Private Governance The Regionalization of Economic Governance Critics of Governance Institutions in Finance and Trade Suggested Further Reading Internet Resources: Chapter 9- Promoting Economic Well-Beingand Human Development Case Study: Economic Globalization and Africa Evolution of the Idea of Development Alternative Strategies to Achieve Development Actors in Promoting Development Evolving Varieties of Development-Related Governance Suggested Further Reading Internet Resources Chapter 10- Protecting Human Rights Case Study: Human Trafficking The Roots of Human Rights and Humanitarian Norms The Key Role of States:Protectors and Abusers of Human Rights International Human RightsInstitutions and Mechanisms The Processes of Human Rights Governance Global Human Rights andHumanitarian Governance in Action The Globalization of Human Rights andthe Role of the United States Suggested Further Reading Important Databases Internet Resources Chapter 11- Protecting the Environment Case Study: Climate Change Relating Environmental Problemsto Security, Economics, and Human Rights Emergence of the Environment as an Issue Area The Evolution of Global Environmental Governance Global Environmental Regimes and Institutions Public-Private Partnershipsand Environmental Governance Private Governance and Rule-Setting Global Environmental Governance in Action Regional Environmental Governance The Challenges of Implementation,Compliance, and Effectiveness Suggested Further Reading Important Databases Internet Resources Chapter 12- Dilemmas in Global Governance What Makes Global Governance Different? What Can Global Governance Actors Do? What Global Governance Actors Cannot Do Challenges for the Future Suggested Further Reading Acronyms References Index About the Book