Shared Responsibility: The United Nations in the Age of Globalization

Global power structures are changing. The United States and Europe are losing ground, as countries such as China and India increase their global reach. At the same time that new global players emerge, multinational corporations, global civil society organizations, and international media carve out their own spaces in international affairs. How will these changes impact the legitimacy of the United Nations?

In Shared Responsibility, Carsten Staur examines the ability of the UN to combine its ...