The United Nations in the 21st Century

ISBN-13: 9780367481537 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 400 str.

Karen Mingst; Margaret P. Karns; Alynna Lyon

Opis

This comprehensive yet accessible introduction to the UN explores its historical, institutional, and theoretical foundations as well as major global challenges facing the organization today, including threats to peace and security, the refugee crises, the COVID-19 pandemic, and existential challenges of climate change and sustainability.

Spis treści

1 The United Nations in World Politics The United Nations in World Politics: Vision and Reality  Contending International Relations Theories  Dilemmas the UN Faces 2 The Evolution of the United Nations System The League of Nations  The Origins of the United Nations  The Organization of the United Nations  Global Conferences and Summits Persistent Organizational Problems and the Challenges of Reform  3 Actors in the United Nations System The Role of States  Coalitions, Blocs, and the Importance of Consensus  The Secretary-General and the UN Secretariat as Key Actors: The Second UN  Nonstate Actors: The Third UN  4 Maintaining International Peace and Security Linking International Relations Theories  Maintaining Peace and Security: The UN Charter and Its Evolution  Mechanisms for Peaceful Settlement and Preventive Diplomacy  Collective Security, Enforcement, and Sanctions  Peace Operations: Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding  Humanitarian Intervention—R2P and POC—Providing Human Security Arms Control and Disarmament  Countering Terrorism Dilemmas the UN Faces 5 Economic Development and Sustainability The Organization and Approaches of the UN System for Promoting Development Operational Activities and Functional Divisions by Issue Areas The UN and Evolving Ideas About Development  The UN and Other Actors  Lessons Learned  Dilemmas the UN Faces 6 Advancing International Human Rights From the League of Nations to the United Nations  UN Charter Principles and Organizational Structures  The Role of the UN in Human Rights  The Role of Nongovernmental Organizations  The Role of Celebrities Case Studies of the UN System in Action  Efforts to Address Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity, and War Crimes Evaluating the UN’s Human Rights Record  Dilemmas the UN Faces 7 Protection of the Environment Genesis of an Idea: The Stockholm ConferenceThe Institutional Framework for Environmental Protection Comparing UN System Initiatives on Ozone Depletion and Climate Change Protecting Biological Diversity Dilemmas the UN Faces 8 Human Security: Health, Food, Migration, and Trafficking An Expanded View of Security  The UN, Health, and Human Security The UN and Efforts to Ensure Food Security The UN and the Refugee and Migration Crisis Human Trafficking: The Modern Form of Slavery Dilemmas the UN Faces  9 Is There a Future for the United Nations? Does the UN Make a Difference?  Lessons About What the UN Cannot Do  Factors in UN Success and Failure  Can the UN Be Reformed?  Linking the UN to Global Governance  Appendix: Charter of the United Nations (Selected Sections)