International Organizations : Perspectives on Governance in the Twenty-First Century

by Pease, Kelly-Kate S.

• ISBN13: 9780139246975
• ISBN10: 0139246975
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-10-01
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Summary

For undergraduate and graduate courses in International Organizations, United Nations and International Relations Theory. This text not only provides a nuts and bolts overview of International Organizations, but it examines the principles and policies of international organizations from the paradigmatic views of Liberalism, Realism, Marxism and Feminism. Using actual case studies, it challenges students to critically compare and contrast their own views against widely held and competing world views.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Introduction	1	(17)
Prior Studies of International Organizations: An Overview	2	(3)
Organization of the Text	5	(13)
Spades: Realism	6	(1)
Diamonds: Liberalism	7	(2)
Clubs: Marxism	9	(1)
Hearts: Feminism	10	(2)
The Game	12	(6)
International Organizations: Nuts and Bolts	18	(19)
Intergovernmental Organizations	18	(13)
Historical Antecedents	18	(2)
The UN System	20	(4)
The Principles of the United Nations	24	(1)
The European Union	25	(3)
European Union Ambitions	28	(1)
The Arab League	29	(2)
Nongovernmental Organizations	31	(2)
Multinational Corporations	33	(2)
Conclusion	35	(2)
Mainstream Approaches	37	(33)
Realism	37	(17)
Philosophic Roots of Realism	38	(4)
Contemporary Realism	42	(3)
Realism and the Nature of International Organizations	45	(4)
On Game Theory	49	(2)
Realism and the Role of International Organizations	51	(1)
Criticisms of the Realist Approach	52	(2)
Liberalism	54	(16)
Philosophic Roots of Liberalism	56	(3)
Contemporary Liberalism	59	(2)
Liberalism and the Nature of International Organizations	61	(2)
Liberalism and the Role of International Organizations	63	(4)
Liberalism and Its Critics	67	(3)
Critical Approaches	70	(29)
Marxism	70	(16)
Philosophic Roots of Marxism	71	(5)
Contemporary Marxism	76	(3)
Marxism and the Nature of International Organizations	79	(2)
Marxism and the Role of International Organizations	81	(4)
The Critics of Marxism	85	(1)
Feminism	86	(13)
Feminist Influences	87	(3)
Contemporary Feminism	90	(3)
Feminism and Theories of International Organizations	93	(3)
Gendering International Organizations	96	(3)
International Security	99	(24)
The UN	100	(7)
The Security Council	101	(3)
The General Assembly	104	(1)
The Secretary-General	105	(1)
Peacekeeping	106	(1)
Case Study 1: The Persian Gulf Crisis	107	(12)
A Realist Cut	108	(4)
A Liberal Cut	112	(2)
A Marxist Cut	114	(3)
A Feminist Cut	117	(2)
The Security Council after the Gulf War	119	(2)
Conclusion	121	(2)
Regional Security	123	(18)
Post--World War II Security Alliances	123	(1)
NATO: History, Membership, and Structure	124	(7)
Case Study 2: NATO Expansion	131	(8)
A Realist Cut	131	(3)
A Liberal Cut	134	(1)
A Marxist Cut	135	(2)
A Feminist Cut	137	(2)
NATO after the Balkans	139	(2)
Trade	141	(17)
The History of International Trade	141	(4)
The World Trade Organization (WTO)	145	(3)
Multinational Corporations (MNCs)	148	(2)
Case Study 3: The U. S. Clean Air Act	150	(5)
A Realist Cut	151	(1)
A Liberal Cut	152	(1)
A Marxist Cut	153	(1)
A Feminist Cut	154	(1)
Challenges for the WTO	155	(3)
Development	158	(25)
What Is Development?	158	(2)
Debt	160	(2)
The World Bank Group	162	(3)
The International Monetary Fund (IMF)	165	(2)
The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)	167	(3)
The UN Development Program (UNDP)	170	(1)
Case Study 4: The Mexican Peso Crisis	171	(10)
A Realist Cut	172	(2)
A Liberal Cut	174	(3)
A Marxist Cut	177	(2)
A Feminist Cut	179	(2)
Contagion	181	(1)
Conclusion	182	(1)
The Environment	183	(22)
The Tragedy of the Commons	183	(3)
Environmental Problems	186	(2)
The Stockholm Conference (1972)	188	(1)
The UN Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)	189	(1)
Efforts to Protect Biodiversity	190	(1)
The Vienna Convention of the Protection of the Ozone and the Montreal Protocol (1985)	191	(1)
The Rio Conference	192	(2)
Case Study 5: Global Warming	194	(10)
A Realist Cut	196	(2)
A Liberal Cut	198	(3)
A Marxist Cut	201	(2)
A Feminist Cut	203	(1)
Conclusion	204	(1)
Human Rights	205	(21)
Major Human Rights Agreements	206	(2)
UN Agencies and Human Rights	208	(2)
Regional Human Rights Accords and Agencies	210	(1)
NGOs and Human Rights	211	(1)
Humanitarian Intervention	212	(4)
Case Study 6: The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia	216	(9)
A Realist Cut	219	(3)
A Liberal Cut	222	(1)
A Marxist Cut	223	(1)
A Feminist Cut	224	(1)
Conclusion	225	(1)
Global Governance in 2075	226	(15)
A Realist Cut	226	(5)
A Liberal Cut	231	(4)
A Marxist Cut	235	(3)
A Feminist Cut	238	(1)
Conclusion	239	(2)
Appendix A: Covenant of the League of Nations	241	(10)
Appendix B: Charter of the United Nations	251	(24)
Appendix C: Universal Declaration of Human Rights	275	(6)
Appendix D: Purposes of the International Monetary Fund	281	(2)
Bibliography	283	(12)
Index	295