International organizations : the politics and processes of global governance / Margaret P. Karns, Karen A. Mingst, Kendall W. Stiles.

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 t...

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Main Authors: Karns, Margaret P. (Author), Mingst, Karen A., 1947- (Author), Stiles, Kendall W. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boulder, Colorado : Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., 2015.
Edition:Third edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. The challenges of global governance
  • 2. Theoretical foundations of global governance
  • 3. IGOS and the foundations of global governance
  • 4. The United Nations: centerpiece of global governance
  • 5. Regional organizations
  • 6. Nonstate actors: NGOs, networks, and social movements
  • 7. The search for peace and security
  • 8. Global economic governance
  • 9. Promoting economic well-being and human development
  • 10. Protective human rights
  • 11. Protecting the environment
  • 12. Dilemmas in global governance.