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Drawing on mainstream and critical theoretical approaches, International Organizations offers a comprehensive examination of international organizations' political and structural role in world politics. This text details the types and activities of international organizations and provides students with the conceptual tools needed to evaluate their effectiveness. Surveying key issue areas from international and human security to trade and the environment, International Organizations looks at present and future possibilities for global governance from a broad range of perspectives.

New to the Fifth Edition

The nexus between international law and international organizations is explored to show how they complement and influence each other. Each issue chapter highlights the relevant treaties, norms, and customs, and interprets the impact of international law on the politics of the issue. Not only does this book cover international and human security concerns but it now looks at the growing danger posed by the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction , with special emphasis on the spread of nuclear weapon technology. A new in-depth case study on Iran explores Iran's quest for nuclear technology against the backdrop of its legal duties and obligations under Nuclear NonProliferation Treaty (NPT) . The case also examines the role of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in managing the use of nuclear technology and energy. An updated analysis of global climate change is provided to explain the political outcomes of the 2009 Copenhagen Conference . An exploration of international criminal law with special reference to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Court (ICC). Every chapter includes the most recent political events, scholarship, and data , especially as it relates to the impact of the global financial crisis on trade and development.

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• Preface(p. ix)
• Acknowledgments(p. xiii)
• Chapter 1 Introduction(p. 1)
• What Is an International Organization?(p. 2)
• Organization of the Text(p. 6)
• Chapter 2 International Organizations: Nuts and Bolts(p. 15)
• Global Intergovernmental Organizations(p. 15)
• Regional Intergovernmental Organizations(p. 25)
• Nongovernmental Organizations(p. 35)
• Multinational Corporations(p. 39)
• Conclusion(p. 41)
• Chapter 3 Mainstream Theories(p. 43)
• Realism(p. 43)
• Realism and International Law(p. 57)
• Liberalism(p. 59)
• Liberalism and International Law(p. 72)
• Chapter 4 Critical Theories and Approaches(p. 76)
• Marxism(p. 76)
• Feminism(p. 92)
• Constructivism(p. 106)
• Chapter 5 Security(p. 111)
• The United Nations(p. 112)
• Case Study 1 Iraq(p. 120)
• The Security Council and Iraq after the Gulf War(p. 132)
• Security Council and Related Reforms(p. 137)
• Nuclear Proliferation(p. 140)
• Case Study 2 Iran(p. 144)
• Conclusion(p. 155)
• Chapter 6 Trade(p. 157)
• The History of International Trade(p. 157)
• The World Trade Organization (WTO)(p. 162)
• Multinational Corporations (MNCs)(p. 164)
• Case Study 3 The U.S. Clean Air Act(p. 166)
• Challenges for the WTO(p. 173)
• Case Study 4 Genetically Modified Foods and Organisms(p. 176)
• Chapter 7 Development(p. 185)
• What is Development?(p. 185)
• Debt(p. 188)
• The World Bank(p. 190)
• The International Monetary Fund (IMF)(p. 193)
• The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)(p. 195)
• The UN Development Program (UNDP)(p. 198)
• Case Study 5 Financial Crises of the Nineties(p. 199)
• Case Study 6 Millennium Development Goals(p. 217)
• Conclusion(p. 225)
• Chapter 8 The Environment(p. 227)
• The Tragedy of the Commons(p. 227)
• Environmental Problems(p. 230)
• The Stockholm Conference (1972)(p. 232)
• The UN Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)(p. 233)
• Efforts to Protect Biodiversity(p. 234)
• The Vienna Convention of the Protection of the Ozone and the Montreal Protocol(p. 235)
• The Rio Conference(p. 236)
• Case Study 7 Climate Change(p. 239)
• Case Study 8 Whaling(p. 254)
• Conclusion(p. 262)
• Chapter 9 Human Rights and Humanitarian Issues(p. 263)
• Refugees(p. 263)
• Major Human Rights Agreements(p. 267)
• UN Agencies and Human Rights(p. 269)
• Regional Human Rights Accords and Agencies(p. 272)
• NGOs and Human Rights(p. 273)
• Humanitarian Intervention(p. 275)
• Case Study 9 Rwanda(p. 279)
• International Criminal Law(p. 288)
• Case Study 10 The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia(p. 290)
• Conclusion(p. 300)
• Chapter 10 Global Governance in 2025(p. 302)
• A Realist Cut(p. 302)
• A Liberal Cut(p. 307)
• A Marxist Cut(p. 310)
• A Feminist Cut(p. 313)
• A Constructivist Cut(p. 314)
• Conclusion(p. 315)
• Appendix. Finding Employment in International Organizations(p. 316)
• Bibliography(p. 319)
• Index(p. 341)

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Kelly-Kate S. Pease is Associate Professor of Politics, History, and International Relations at Webster University.