International Organizations: The Politics and Processes of Global Governance

by Margaret P. Karns, Karen A. Mingst, Kendall W. Stiles

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781626371514
Publisher:	Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	07/22/2015
Edition description:	3rd edition
Pages:	650
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.40(d)

About the Author

Margaret P. Karns is professor emeritus of political science at the University of Dayton and a fellow at the Center for Governance and Sustainability at the University of Massachusetts Boston. Tana Johnson is associate professor of public affairs and political science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Karen A. Mingst is professor emeritus of political science at the University of Kentucky

Table of Contents

	List of Illustrations	xiii
	Preface	xv
Part 1	Understanding Global Governance
1	The Challenges of Global Governance	3
	What Is Global Governance?	3
	The Pieces of Global Governance	4
	Actors in Global Governance	15
	An Increasing Need for Global Governance?	21
	Processes of Global Governance: Multilateralism Matters	26
	The Politics and Effectiveness of Global Governance	30
2	The Theoretical Foundations of Global Governance	35
	Liberalism	35
	Realism	45
	Constructivism: An Alternative Approach	50
	Critical Theories	52
	Theories of Organizations	56
	IR Theory and Global Governance	59
Part 2	Evolving Pieces of Global Governance
3	Foundations of the Pieces of Global Governance	63
	The State System and Its Weaknesses	64
	Governance Innovations in the Nineteenth Century	65
	Multilateralism in the Twentieth Century	68
4	The United Nations: Centerpiece of Global Governance	97
	Foundations of the United Nations	98
	The Major Organs of the UN	101
	World Politics and the Evolution of the United Nations	126
	Persistent Organizational Problems and the Need for Reform	132
	The UN's Relationship to Regional Organizations	142
5	Regional Organizations	145
	The Roots and Dynamics of Regionalism	148
	Europe's Regional Organizations	153
	Regional Organizations in the Americas	176
	Asia's Regional Organizations	189
	Africa's Regional Organizations	200
	Middle East Regional Organizations	206
	Assessing the Consequences of Regionalism	209
6	Nonstate Actors: NGOs, Networks, and Social Movements	211
	Nonstate Actors in Action	211
	The Range of Nonstate Actors	213
	The Growth of Nonstate Actors	224
	NGOs Relationships to IGOs	230
	NGO Influence and Its Limits	240
7	The Roles of States in Global Governance	249
	States in Action	249
	States and Other Actors: A Complex Interaction	250
	The Key Role of the United States	252
	Other Powerful States	257
	Middle-Power States	262
	Small States, Developing States	264
	State Strategies	265
	The Challenges of Multilateral Diplomacy: Negotiating Across Cultures	270
	Getting Agreement	273
Part 3	The Need for Global Governance
8	The Search for Peace and Security	277
	Case Study: Somalia as a Watershed	277
	Wars as the Genesis for Pieces of Security Governance	279
	Mechanisms for the Peaceful Settlement of Disputes	289
	Collective Security, Enforcement, and Sanctions	297
	Peacekeeping	306
	Arms Control and Disarmament	327
	Putting Together the Pieces of Security Governance	336
	New Threats to Security: Coping with Terrorism	344
	The Challenges of Human Security	353
9	Promoting Human Development and Economic Well-Being	355
	Case Study: Debt Relief	355
	An Evolving Global Economy	358
	The Globalization of Liberal Economic Norms	359
	Pieces of Global Economic Governance	363
	The Regionalization of Economic Governance	392
	Economic Globalization and Africa: A Problematic Case	402
	From Critiques of the Liberal Economic System to the Antiglobalization Movement	406
10	Protecting Human Rights	413
	Case Study: Child Soldiers	413
	The Roots of Human Rights Norms	415
	Human Rights Institutions and Mechanisms	419
	The Processes of Human Rights Governance	428
	Global Human Rights Governance in Action	447
	Expanding Human Rights in the Age of Globalization	456
11	Protecting the Environment	459
	Case Study: Tropical Forests in the Brazilian Amazon	459
	Relating Environmental Problems to Security, Economics, and Human Rights	462
	The Emergence of the Environment as an Issue Area	463
	The Pieces of Global Environmental Governance	464
	Global Environmental Regimes and Institutions	472
	Global Governance in Action	481
	Regional Environmental Governance	486
	The Challenges of Implementation, Compliance, and Effectiveness	493
Part 4	The Dilemmas of Global Governance
12	Dilemmas of Global Governance in the Twenty-First Century	499
	New Issues, Diverse Approaches	499
	What Makes Global Governance Different?	510
	Challenges for the Future	514
	List of Acronyms	521
	References	529
	Index	563
	About the Book	603

Editorial Reviews

Detailed and comprehensive, this accessible IO text may well set the standard for years to come. The breadth of coverage provides 'one-stop shopping' for the full range of international organizations, along with welcome attention to global issues.

Kent Kille