International Organizations: The Politics and Processes of Global Governance

by Margaret P. Karns, Karen A. Mingst

Thoroughly updated, this new edition of the award-winning International Organizations reflects the wealth of developments in the world arena since the first edition appeared in 2004.

Professors Karns and Mingst trace the evolving roles of the full range of IGOs, NGOs, state and nonstate actors, norms, rules, and other pieces of global governance. In addition, four issue-based chapters on peace and security, development, human rights, and the environment present current case studies and examine the elements of global and regional governance that are involved. New case studies include the conflict in the DRC, the current global economic crisis, and efforts to combat human trafficking and other slave-like practices.

Throughout, the authors highlight questions of the legitimacy, accountability, and effectiveness of global governance.

Genres: Nonfiction, Politics, Political Science, Textbooks, Academic, International Relations

633 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2004

Reviews

[Brian]

International organizations by Pease provides a basic overview of how and which organizations change world politics through a variety of theoretical lenses. The four lenses taken are realism, liberalism, Marxism and when applicable feminism. The organizations and issues vary widely and after the United Nations and European Union it breaks down more by a topical formant such as security, environment and so forth. Overall while a basic introduction it does provide a useful starting point for looking at the role international organizations play and critically viewing it through the differ theories provided. If anything more in depth look through the theoretical lenses would be valuable as the information provided on each IO is very good and perfect for an overview like this. For those starting out with international organizations and their role in the world this is a good place to start.

[Nia Alexieva]

absolutely cursed process

[Melissa]

I read this for my class on International Organization and it was quite detailed and long to read.

[Pepijn Martinez]

One down, five to go. Heb de VN observers al uit mijn land gestuurd, want hier wordt gebouwd aan een academisch wapen van massa vernieling!!!
Saai boek dit. Veel herhaling, veel geyap, was doorzetten om tot het einde te geraken. Heb wel interessante inzichten opgedaan over de proxy oorlogen in het Midden Oosten en Noord/ Oost Afrika. Dus niet geheel nutteloze lectuur.

[Saman Jamal]

i need for my research

[Simon McPhee]

Kinda boring but what do you expect.

[Deden Alfathimy]

This is literally my second book in International Organization subject after my Clive Archer's. It's broadening the actors and scope of international organization in accordance to Global Governance conception. It's very good for me to be second sequenced reading after the more fundamental one by Archer.

[Stephen]

Read for a class. This book would be better employed as a reference than as a reading textbook. It is dry, intricately detailed, and written for a specialist. It wasn't un-informative, but getting information from it was a drag.

[Andri Kuri]

sedang menikmati buku ini...

[Carlos Nkuba]

fffff

[Gileubu Gileubu]

its detailed

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