Group Politics in UN Multilateralism

Karen E. Smith, PhD (1996), London School of Economics and Political Science, is Professor of International Relations at that university. She has published extensively on EU foreign relations, EU human rights policy, and EU-UN relations.Katie Verlin Laatikainen, Ph.D. (1996), is Professor of Political Science at Adelphi University. Her publications include The Routledge Handbook on the European Union and International Institutions (2013) and The European Union and the United Nations: Intersecting Multilateralisms (Palgrave 2006).

• AbbreviationsList of Figures and Tables Notes on ContributorsPart 1: Introduction to Group Politics1 Introduction: Group Politics in UN MultilateralismKatie Verlin Laatikainen and Karen E. Smith2 Group Politics at the UN: Conceptual ConsiderationsKatie Verlin LaatikainenPart 2: Regional and Political Groups in UN Diplomacy3 The European UnionKaren E. Smith4 Latin American Cooperation at the United Nations: Exploring the Role of GRULAC, CARICOM and ALBAAndrea Ribeiro Hoffmann5 The African Union in the United NationsNandi Makubalo, Madeleine O. Hosli, and Michaël Lantmeeters6 The Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the Arab LeagueElisabeth Johansson-Nogués7 ASEAN as an Actor in the United Nations: How Cohesive Is It?Jürgen Rüland8 The Alliance of Small Island States at the UN: the Promise and Pitfalls of Single-Issue Groups in Multilateral NegotiationsKatie LaatikainenPart 3: Group Politics in UN Multilateral Diplomacy9 Gender Equality and Sexual Orientation DiscriminationKaren E. Smith10 Group Dynamics and Interplay in UN Disarmament ForumsMegan Dee11 Negotiating the Responsibility to Protect in the UN SystemAlex Bellamy12 Discussing Global Health and Access to Medicines in the UN System: the Case of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR)Andrea Ribeiro Hoffmann and Jana Tabak13 Negotiating the Sustainable Development GoalsMary Farrell14 Group Interaction in the UN Framework Convention on Climate ChangeLisanne Groen15 Group Politics and the Question of Palestinian Recognition in the UN SystemElisabeth Johansson-Nogués16 Conclusion: “The Only Sin at the UN is Being Isolated”Katie Verlin Laatikainen and Karen E. SmithIndex