Books in the Global Institutions series

Identifies the need for preventive human rights strategies, maps what exists by way of such strategies, and offers policy options to deal with the world of the future.

UNICEF is one of the best known organizations of the United Nations system and the oldest of the UN's development funds. This book brings out the wider reasons for UNICEF's success and popularity, setting them in the context of UNICEF's evolution since 1946 and drawing lessons for other international organizations.

Examines and assesses the principal international economic organizations (IEO's) based in Africa, analysing how African IEOs have evolved and what contributions they have made to the continents socio-economic development.

Today, virtually all UN bodies and specialized agencies are undertaking efforts to incorporate the promotion or protection of human rights into their programs and activities. This title examines these initiatives within the broader context of human rights practice, including the promotion of individual rights.

With organized crime estimated to generate billions of dollars every year through illegal activities, authorities are working together to combat this threat to international security and stability. This title presents an introduction to transnational organized crime, examining the economics and practices of crime in the era of globalization.

Presents a systematic study of the capacities of some of the most recognized intergovernmental organizations with a security mandate. This book examines organizational capacity, resource capacity, and operational experience of each organization. It offers a comparative analysis of the major regional security institutions.

Provides an introduction to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and an overview of its debates and controversies. This book addresses questions, such as: Where did the IMF come from? What does it do? Why do so many governments participate in its programs? And what are their effects? How can we best reform this key global institution?

Helps in understanding of the EU's role, covering: debates on Europe; the ambiguous relationship with the US; and, the EU's internal and external activities, structure, and, institutions.

A study of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), a large nongovernmental, global regulatory network whose scope and influence rivals that of the UN system. It explores the ISO's role as a facilitator of essential economic infrastructure and the implication of ISO techniques for a much wider realm of global governance.

Tells the story of the internet governance, where the linkage between technology, information, individuals, old regulatory regimes and various approaches have led to a great experiment.

Tracing the history on international humanitarian action from its early roots through the birth of the Red Cross to the beginning of the UN, this book examines the challenges humanitarian agencies face, from working alongside armies and terrorists to witnessing genocide. It is suitable for those interested in international human rights law.

Organized to reflect the different perspectives of the global response to HIV/AIDS and the role of the different global institutions involved, this title reviews key issues in the global response to HIV/AIDS. It analyzes issues in the global HIV/AIDS response and the potential and prospect of global institutions in addressing these issues.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is one of the important organisations in world sport and one of the significant non-state actors in world politics. This book analyses what makes this system work and whether it will survive in the 21st century considering the major changes that have taken place in sport over decades.

Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from Amnesty International and Oxfam to Greenpeace and Save the Children are key players in global politics. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the significant role of NGOs in world politics.

Part of Routledge's "Global Institutions" series, this book examines the G8 and its position in global governance in terms of its relationship to the more formal and truly institutionalized mechanisms of global governance: the UN, World Bank and the WTO. It is useful for students and professionals in the field of international relations.

Explores the sources of challenge to multilateralism including US pre-eminence, the nature of international security, and concerns about the way decisions are taken in international organizations. This book argues that some challenges are a sign of 'crisis', others are representative of 'normality' and continuity in international relations.

The World Bank is one of the important and least understood major international institutions. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the World Bank's history, development, structure, functionality and activities. It also discusses controversial challenges that the Bank faces in the light of the criticism from campaigners and NGOs.

Covering the World Intellectual Property Organization, this volume introduces an element of the contemporary structure of global governance to scholars of international political economy. This work discusses: how the World Intellectual Property Organization works, its antecedents and history; and more.

The World Trade Organization's (WTO) rejection of proposals for the inclusion of a Social Clause into its rules and regulations has prompted International Labour Organization (ILO) to examine alternative ways in which global consensus on regulation of labour standards can be developed. This book helps in understanding ILO's purpose and structure.

The UN global conferences have been one of the world's most important attempts to solve many of its most difficult problems. Provides background to the UN coferences, explaining their history, organisation and politics.

The United Nations General Assembly is arguably the most important discussion forum for global politics. This book examines the history, organisation and politics of the institution and assesses its future prospects.

Intended for undergraduates, graduates and those interested in the key institutions of international public policy. Looking at the antecedents of the UN Security Council, as well as the issues and challenges that it faces, this book includes: historical perspectives; the founding vision; procedures and practices; economic enforcement; and more.

Analyzing the role and impact of Diaspora Organizations (DOs) in International Relations (IR), this interdisciplinary volume provides empirical accounts of their work across Europe, the Americas, Africa and the Middle East.

This book is the first comprehensive and comparative contribution to explore and identify the key factors that hamper and enable the development and deployment of multinational rapid response mechanisms.

How has contemporary humanitarianism become the dominant framework for how states construct their moral obligations to non-citizens? This book examines the history of humanitarianism in international relations by tracing the relationship between transnational moral obligation and sovereignty from the 16th century to the present.

This volume argues that the extensive development of international economic law makes it impossible to discuss international political economy and international law as if they were mutually exclusive processes, or even as if they were separate and mutually reinforcing.

This edited volume provides a detailed and nuanced analysis of UN peacekeeping and the use of force, to inform a better understanding of the complex and interconnected issues at stake for the UN community.

This book seeks to explore how the UN has generated, warehoused, disseminated, structured, packaged, expanded, transferred and leveraged its vast resources of accumulated information and experience throughout the decades and, particularly, since the start of the 21st century.

This book seeks to develop an alternative approach to the analysis of IOs that takes account of all those involved, whether state representatives, IO leaders and members of the secretariat.