International Organizations As Self-Directed Actors - A Framework for Analysis

Informationen zum Autor Joel E. Oestreich is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Drexel University, specializing in international relations. Klappentext This exciting new text illustrates and advances the argument that International Organizations (IOs) need to be taken seriously as actors in world affairs. Zusammenfassung This exciting new text illustrates and advances the argument that International Organizations (IOs) need to be taken seriously as actors in world affairs. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Joel E. Oestreich Part 1: The United Nations Secretariat 1. The UN Secretary-General and Self-Directed Leadership: Development of the Democracy Agenda Kirsten Haack and Kent Kille 2. The Roots of UN Post-Conflict Peacebuilding: A Case Study of Autonomous Agency Margaret P. Karns Part 2: Intergovernmental Organizations 3. The Anatomy of Autonomy: The Case of the World Bank Susan Park and Catherine Weaver 4. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees: Autonomy and Mandate Change Alexander Betts 5. Changing Actors and Actions in the Global Fight Against Aids Christer Jonsson 6. Disaggregating Delegation: Multiplying Agents in the International Maritime Safety Regime Kendall W. Stiles 7. Not Just States or the Secretary-General but also Staff: The Emergence of Unops as a New UN Organization Dennis Dijkzeul Part 3:Expanding the Argument 8. ASEAN as an Informal Organization: Does it Exist and Does it have Agency? The Emergence of the Asean Secretariat Bob Reinalda 9. New Types of Organizations and Global Governance in the Twenty-First Century: The Case of Icann James P. Muldoon, Jr. 10. Conclusion Joel E. Oestreich

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• Authors: Joel Oestreich, Joel (EDT) Oestreich, Joel E. Oestreich, Joel E. (Drexel University Oestreich, OESTREICH JOEL E
• Assisted by: Joel Oestreich (Editor), Joel E. Oestreich (Editor), Joel E. (Drexel University Oestreich (Editor), Oestreich Joel (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.04.2012
• EAN: 9780415782906
• ISBN: 978-0-415-78290-6
• No. of pages: 304
• Series: Global Institutions; Global Institutions
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, Politics & government, Politics and government