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International Organization and Global Governance
Av Thomas G. Weiss, Rorden Wilkinson
Häftad, 2023
756 kr
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Completely revised and updated, this textbook continues to offer the most comprehensive resource available. Concise chapters from a diverse mix of established and emerging global scholars offer accessible, in-depth coverage of the history and theories of international organization and global …
Sword & Salve
Confronting New Wars and Humanitarian Crises
Av Peter J. Hoffman, Thomas G. Weiss
Häftad, 2006
600 kr
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Arguing forcefully that changing times are a clarion call for new thinking, this book convincingly shows that if humanitarian organizations continue to operate as they have in the past, they will fail to help the very victims whom they try to save. Focusing especially on the emergence of "new …
Oxford Handbook on the United Nations
E-bok, 2018
480 kr
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This Handbook provides in one volume an authoritative and independent treatment of the UN''s seventy-year history, written by an international cast of more than 50 distinguished scholars, analysts, and practitioners. It provides a clear and penetrating examination of the UN''s development since …
Oxford Handbook on the United Nations
E-bok, 2018
480 kr
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This Handbook provides in one volume an authoritative and independent treatment of the UN''s seventy-year history, written by an international cast of more than 50 distinguished scholars, analysts, and practitioners. It provides a clear and penetrating examination of the UN''s development since …
'Third' United Nations
How a Knowledge Ecology Helps the UN Think
Av Thomas G. Weiss, Tatiana Carayannis
E-bok, 2021
932 kr
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The Third UN is the ecology of supportive non-state actors-intellectuals, scholars, consultants, think tanks, NGOs, the for-profit private sector, and the media-that interacts with the intergovernmental machinery of the First UN (member states) and the Second UN (staff members of international …
'Third' United Nations
How a Knowledge Ecology Helps the UN Think
Av Thomas G. Weiss, Tatiana Carayannis
E-bok, 2021
953 kr
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The Third UN is the ecology of supportive non-state actors-intellectuals, scholars, consultants, think tanks, NGOs, the for-profit private sector, and the media-that interacts with the intergovernmental machinery of the First UN (member states) and the Second UN (staff members of international …
The Oxford Handbook on the United Nations
Häftad, 2020
696 kr
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This Handbook provides in one volume an authoritative and independent treatment of the UN's seventy-year history, written by an international cast of more than 50 distinguished scholars, analysts, and practitioners. It provides a clear and penetrating examination of the UN's development since 1945 …
The "Third" United Nations
How a Knowledge Ecology Helps the UN Think
Av Tatiana Carayannis, Thomas G. Weiss
Inbunden, 2021
1347 kr
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The Third UN is the ecology of supportive non-state actors-intellectuals, scholars, consultants, think tanks, NGOs, the for-profit private sector, and the media-that interacts with the intergovernmental machinery of the First UN (member states) and the Second UN (staff members of international …
The 'Third' United Nations
How a Knowledge Ecology Helps the UN Think
Av Tatiana Carayannis, Thomas G. Weiss
Häftad, 2023
409 kr
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The Third UN is the ecology of supportive non-state actors-intellectuals, scholars, consultants, think tanks, NGOs, the for-profit private sector, and the media-that interacts with the intergovernmental machinery of the First UN (member states) and the Second UN (staff members of international …
Terrorism and the UN
Before and After September 11
Av Jane Boulden, Thomas G. Weiss
Häftad, 2004
275 kr
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How has the United Nations dealt with the question of terrorism before and after September 11? What does it mean that the UN itself has become a target of terrorism? Terrorism and the UN analyzes how the UN's role in dealing with terrorism has been shaped over the years by the international system, …
UN Voices
The Struggle for Development and Social Justice
Av Thomas G. Weiss, Tatiana Carayannis m. fl.
Häftad, 2005
328 kr
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"The authors have cajoled, intrigued, or reassured their 73 'voices' into telling a fascinating story of the UN and its institutions, which is also a story of 73 individual lives, of women and men . . . with their own complicated histories of emigration and education, family relationships and …
UN Ideas That Changed the World
Av Richard Jolly, Louis Emmerij m. fl.
Häftad, 2009
272 kr
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Ideas and concepts have been a driving force in human progress, and they may be the most important legacy of the United Nations. UN ideas have set past, present, and future international agendas in many global economic and social arenas and have also led to initiatives and actions that have …
Global Governance and the UN
An Unfinished Journey
Av Thomas G. Weiss, Ramesh Thakur
Häftad, 2010
342 kr
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In the 21st century, the world is faced with threats of global scale that cannot be confronted without collective action. Although global government as such does not exist, formal and informal institutions, practices, and initiatives—together forming "global governance"—bring a greater measure of …
Soldiers, Peacekeepers and Disasters
Av Leon Gordenker, Thomas G. Weiss
Inbunden, 1991
1089 kr
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The volume examines the past and potential role played by both UN peacekeepers as well as other military forces in the provision of humanitarian aid. There is also an in-depth discussion of the 'downside' or possible dilemmas of resorting to military capacities as well as a case-study of the recent …
United Nations and Changing World Politics
Revised and Updated with a New Introduction
Inbunden, 2019
2506 kr
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This completely revised and updated eighth edition serves as the definitive text for courses in which the United Nations is either the focus or a central component. Built around three critical themes in international relations (peace and security, human rights and humanitarian affairs, and …
Humanitarian Challenges And Intervention
Second Edition
Inbunden, 2019
2506 kr
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There are two distinct contemporary challenges to the relief of war-induced human suffering--one within the institutions that make up the international humanitarian system, the other on the ground in war zones. Varied interests, resources, and organizational structures within institutions hamper …
Routledge Handbook on the UN and Development
Av Stephen Browne, Thomas G Weiss
Inbunden, 2020
3785 kr
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International commissions, academics, practitioners, and the media have long been critical of the UN’s development efforts as disjointed and not fit for purpose; yet the organization has been an essential contributor to progress and peacebuilding.This handbook explores the activities of the UN …
Nature Of United Nations Bureaucracies
Inbunden, 2019
3168 kr
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This book concentrates on the bureaucratic aspects of the United Nation. It is intended to be educational, and indeed young people are intended to be a special audience. The book attempts to identify explanations for stability and initiative within international secretariats.
Nature Of United Nations Bureaucracies
Häftad, 2020
691 kr
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This book concentrates on the bureaucratic aspects of the United Nation. It is intended to be educational, and indeed young people are intended to be a special audience. The book attempts to identify explanations for stability and initiative within international secretariats.
United Nations and Changing World Politics
Revised and Updated with a New Introduction
Häftad, 2019
793 kr
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The revised and updated Introduction to this classic text situates the UN in substantially changing world politics, including: The election of the ninth Secretary-General, António Guterres; The burgeoning of “new nationalisms” worldwide, including most importantly in the Trump administration’s …
Routledge Handbook on the UN and Development
Av Stephen Browne, Thomas G Weiss
Häftad, 2022
762 kr
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International commissions, academics, practitioners, and the media have long been critical of the UN’s development efforts as disjointed and not fit for purpose; yet the organization has been an essential contributor to progress and peacebuilding.This handbook explores the activities of the UN …
Global Governance Futures
Av Thomas G Weiss, Rorden Wilkinson
Inbunden, 2021
2510 kr
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Global Governance Futures addresses the crucial importance of thinking through the future of global governance arrangements. It considers the prospects for the governance of world order approaching the middle of the twenty-first century by exploring today’s most pressing and enduring health, …
Global Governance Futures
Av Thomas G Weiss, Rorden Wilkinson
Häftad, 2021
574 kr
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Global Governance Futures addresses the crucial importance of thinking through the future of global governance arrangements. It considers the prospects for the governance of world order approaching the middle of the twenty-first century by exploring today’s most pressing and enduring health, …
Humanitarianism Contested
Where Angels Fear to Tread
Av Michael Barnett, Thomas G. Weiss
Inbunden, 2011
2506 kr
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This book provides a succinct but sophisticated understanding of humanitarianism and insight into the on-going dilemmas and tensions that have accompanied it since its origins in the early nineteenth century. Combining theoretical and historical exposition with a broad range of contemporary case …
Humanitarianism Contested
Where Angels Fear to Tread
Av Michael Barnett, Thomas G. Weiss
Häftad, 2011
719 kr
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This book provides a succinct but sophisticated understanding of humanitarianism and insight into the on-going dilemmas and tensions that have accompanied it since its origins in the early nineteenth century. Combining theoretical and historical exposition with a broad range of contemporary case …
International Politics of Human Rights
Rallying to the R2P Cause?
Av Monica Serrano, Thomas G. Weiss
Inbunden, 2013
2506 kr
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The responsibility to protect (R2P) is at a crossroads, the latest in a journey that is only ten years old. This book present debates on the prevention of mass atrocities to R2P’s normative prospects.The book addresses key questions as a way to inform and drive on-going conversations about R2P. …
International Politics of Human Rights
Rallying to the R2P Cause?
Av Monica Serrano, Thomas G. Weiss
Häftad, 2013
690 kr
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The responsibility to protect (R2P) is at a crossroads, the latest in a journey that is only ten years old. This book present debates on the prevention of mass atrocities to R2P’s normative prospects.The book addresses key questions as a way to inform and drive on-going conversations about R2P. …
Wars on Terrorism and Iraq
Human Rights, Unilateralism and US Foreign Policy
Av Margaret Crahan, John Goering m. fl.
Inbunden, 2004
2506 kr
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'If I had the power to do so, I would make this book compulsory reading for all who exercise political power in our world today! Instead, I will keep my fingers crossed that it will be read by as many members of Congress and of the current US administration as possible, and by a wide cross-section …
Wars on Terrorism and Iraq
Human Rights, Unilateralism and US Foreign Policy
Av Margaret Crahan, John Goering m. fl.
Häftad, 2004
719 kr
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'If I had the power to do so, I would make this book compulsory reading for all who exercise political power in our world today! Instead, I will keep my fingers crossed that it will be read by as many members of Congress and of the current US administration as possible, and by a wide cross-section …
Internal Displacement
Conceptualization and its Consequences
Av Thomas G. Weiss, David A. Korn
Häftad, 2006
646 kr
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This new volume traces the normative, legal, institutional, and political responses to the challenges of assisting and protecting internally displaced persons (IDPs).The crisis of IDPs was first confronted in the 1980s, and the problems of those suffering from this type of forced migration has …
