International Organization and Global Governance

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Thomas G. Weiss, Rorden Wilkinson
Routledge, Oct 15, 2013 - Political Science - 728 pages

Featuring a diverse and impressive array of authors, this volume is the most comprehensive textbook available for all interested in international organization and global governance. Organized around a concern with how the world is and could be governed, the book offers:

  • in-depth and accessible coverage of the history and theories of international organization and global governance;
  • discussions of the full range of state, intergovernmental, and nonstate actors; and
  • examinations of key issues in all aspects of contemporary global governance.

The book’s 50 chapters are arranged into 7 parts and woven together by a comprehensive introduction to the field, separate section introductions designed to guide students and faculty, and helpful pointers to further reading. International Organization and Global Governance is a self-contained resource enabling readers to better comprehend the role of myriad actors in the governance of global life as well as to assemble the many pieces of the contemporary global governance puzzle.

 

Contents

Theories of International Organization and Global Governance
CRITICAL THEORY
CLASSICAL LIBERAL INTERNATIONALISM
ILLUSTRATIONS
Figures
CLASSICAL MARXISM
FEMINISM
POSTHEGEMONIC MULTILATERALISM
States and International Institutions in Global Governance
THE UN SYSTEM
THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Tables
REGIONAL GOVERNANCE
THE EUROPEAN UNION
THE BRICS IN THE NEW GLOBAL ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
UN SECURITY COUNCIL AND PEACE OPERATIONS
REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND GLOBAL SECURITY GOVERNANCE
COUNTERTERRORISM COOPERATION IN WORLD POLITICS
THE PURSUIT OF INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE
HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTION AND
CRISIS AND HUMANITARIAN CONTAINMENT
HUMAN SECURITY AS A GLOBAL PUBLIC GOOD
GLOBAL TRADE GOVERNANCE
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE
CLIMATE CHANGE
POVERTY REDUCTION
GLOBAL HEALTH GOVERNANCE
Index
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