China, the Un, and Human Protection - Beliefs, Power, Image

This book examines China's efforts to work within international institutions that have played a defining role in post-World War II global order.

List of contents

• Introduction


• 1: Defining the Scope


• 2: UN Peace Operations


• 3: The Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict and the Women, Peace and Security Agenda


• 4: The Responsibility to Protect


• 5: The Syrian Crisis


• 6: The UN's Human Rights Bodies


• 7: Positioning Development in Human Protection


• 8: Conclusion: Shaping from Within?

About the author

Rosemary Foot is a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford, and an Emeritus Fellow of St Antony's College, Oxford. In 1996, she was elected a Fellow of the British Academy. Her publications include China, the United States and Global Order (with Andrew Walter, CUP, 2011) and Rights Beyond Borders (OUP, 2000). Her research interests cover security relations in the Asia-Pacific, human rights diplomacy, China's influence on regional and global order, and China-US relations.

Summary

This book examines China's efforts to work within international institutions that have played a defining role in post-World War II global order.

Additional text

The work is timely and significant because of a number of reasons...The book is useful for students of international relations, especially those rooted in Chinese and Asia Pacific studies. It is useful for readers exploring the rules-based international order, humanitarian contexts, civilian protection instruments, and norms within the UN system. Foot's work helps us understand human protection complexities and helps us foresee China's vigorous capabilities. The work shows readers the dynamism of international governance and development today.

Product details

• Authors: Rosemary Foot, Rosemary (Senior Research Fellow Foot
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2020
• EAN: 9780198843733
• ISBN: 978-0-19-884373-3
• No. of pages: 326
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; China, Europe, Human Rights, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Geopolitics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, International Relations, Political science & theory, Political science and theory, International institutions, Human rights, civil rights, United Nations & Un Agencies