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The United Nations in the 21st Century, Sixth Edition, provides a
comprehensive yet accessible introduction to the UN. It explores
the historical, institutional, and theoretical foundations of the
UN as well as major global trends and challenges facing the
organization today, including changing major power dynamics, new
threats to peace and security, the migration and refugee crises,
the COVID-19 pandemic, and the existential challenges of climate
change and sustainability. Thoroughly revised and expanded, it
contains two new chapters on the UN and the environment and on
human security, including issues of health, food security, global
migration, and human trafficking. There is enhanced analysis of
theoretical perspectives on post-colonialism, feminist theory,
constructivism, and non-Western views. New content has also been
added on the UN's budget crisis, public-private partnerships, and
the role of women in the organization. By examining the UN as an
intergovernmental organization facing the broader need for global
cooperation to address economic, social, and environmental
interdependencies alongside the threats posed by rising nationalism
and populism, this popular text is the perfect reference for all
students and practitioners of international organizations, global
governance, and international relations.
The United Nations in the 21st Century, Sixth Edition, provides a
comprehensive yet accessible introduction to the UN. It explores
the historical, institutional, and theoretical foundations of the
UN as well as major global trends and challenges facing the
organization today, including changing major power dynamics, new
threats to peace and security, the migration and refugee crises,
the COVID-19 pandemic, and the existential challenges of climate
change and sustainability. Thoroughly revised and expanded, it
contains two new chapters on the UN and the environment and on
human security, including issues of health, food security, global
migration, and human trafficking. There is enhanced analysis of
theoretical perspectives on post-colonialism, feminist theory,
constructivism, and non-Western views. New content has also been
added on the UN's budget crisis, public-private partnerships, and
the role of women in the organization. By examining the UN as an
intergovernmental organization facing the broader need for global
cooperation to address economic, social, and environmental
interdependencies alongside the threats posed by rising nationalism
and populism, this popular text is the perfect reference for all
students and practitioners of international organizations, global
governance, and international relations.
Pope Francis confuses many observers because his papacy does not
fit neatly into any pre-established classificatory schemes. To gain
a deeper appreciation of Francis's complicated papacy, this volume
proposes that an interdisciplinary approach, fusing concepts
derived from moral theology and the social sciences, may properly
situate Pope Francis as a global political entrepreneur. The
chapters in this volume ask what difference it makes that he is the
first pope from Latin America, how and why different countries in
the world respond to him, how his understanding of scripture
informs his ideas on economic, social, and environmental policy,
and where politics meets theology under Francis. In the end, this
volume seeks to provide a more robust understanding of the
enigmatic papacy of Francis.
Pope Francis confuses many observers because his papacy does not
fit neatly into any pre-established classificatory schemes. To gain
a deeper appreciation of Francis's complicated papacy, this volume
proposes that an interdisciplinary approach, fusing concepts
derived from moral theology and the social sciences, may properly
situate Pope Francis as a global political entrepreneur. The
chapters in this volume ask what difference it makes that he is the
first pope from Latin America, how and why different countries in
the world respond to him, how his understanding of scripture
informs his ideas on economic, social, and environmental policy,
and where politics meets theology under Francis. In the end, this
volume seeks to provide a more robust understanding of the
enigmatic papacy of Francis.
This key resource for anyone interested in the United Nations,
global issues, or world politics provides accessible and
comprehensive coverage of the history, growth, and development of
ideas and institutions governing the globe. The United Nations has
been an essential actor in world politics for 75 years. Its
entities have eliminated smallpox, protected the ozone layer,
promoted arms control, and helped to save the lives of over 90
million children. Yet, it is frequently criticized as ineffective
and antiquated. This book provides a balanced and systematic
overview of the UN's contributions and challenges, highlighting
areas where it plays an essential role in global governance as well
as areas of redundancy and needed reform. This book provides
readers with a clear, well-organized reference resource to the
entire UN system-its principal organs, specialized agencies,
programs and funds, and key issues of engagement. Through
individual entries, it examines the history of UN engagement,
ranging from peace and security to migration and climate change. It
moves beyond a simple description of UN entities as it assesses the
development of ideas (such as that of sustainable development), as
well as responses to changes in world politics. Finally, it
presents both the significant successes of UN work and continued
challenges. Meticulously researched, accessible entries written by
two prominent UN scholars Entries on both successes and continued
challenges of the UN system Primary source documents key to the
founding of the UN
It is no secret that the US variously pulls away from the United
Nations and embraces it as a significant venue for policy
initiatives. But what explains this dramatic inconsistency? What is
the logic of US multilateralism? Alynna Lyon explores the puzzling
waxing and waning of US support for the UN, tracing events,
actions, and decisions from the end of World War I to the present.
Lyon weaves together a consideration of international context, UN
institutional dynamics, and US domestic politics to conceptualize
and explain the trials and tribulations of the US-UN relationship.
In the process, she tells the story of the progression of the US
from a country committed to internationalism to one full of
dysfunctional partisanship, ideological underpinnings, and domestic
power struggles that undermine its capacities to cooperate on a
global scale.
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