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The first book to introduce the concept of emergency powers to the study of International Organizations, to investigate the emergency politics of IOs in comparative perspective, and to examine why IOS are often reluctant to rescind such powers when the motivating threat as passed.
List of contents
- 1: Introduction: Emergency politics in global governance
- Part I. Concepts and theory
- 2: Conceptualizing IO emergency powers
- 3: A proportionality theory of IO emergency powers
- Part II. Cases of IO emergency powers
- 4: Emergency powers of the UN Security Council: Law making and law breaking in counter-terrorism
- 5: Emergency politics in the Euro crisis: From exception to structural transformation
- 6: WHO emergency powers for global health security
- Part III. Assessment
- 7: Conclusion: Assessing the theory and practice of IO emergency powers
About the author
Prof. Dr. Christian Kreuder-Sonnen is assistant professor of political science and international organizations at Friedrich Schiller University Jena and co-director of the MA program International Organizations and Crisis Management.
Summary
The first book to introduce the concept of emergency powers to the study of International Organizations, to investigate the emergency politics of IOs in comparative perspective, and to examine why IOS are often reluctant to rescind such powers when the motivating threat as passed.
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A very important book that offers original insights into the uses and abuses of emergency powers by international organizations, it is a must-read for anyone interested in the normative dilemmas of global governance, with illuminating cases studies to illustrate the 'ratchets' and 'rollbacks' involved in the rhetorical legitimation struggles of governors and the governed alike.
