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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 governance and discussions of the full range of state, intergovernmental, and non-state actors.
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Part I: Introduction From International Organization to Global Governance Thomas G. Weiss and Rorden Wilkinson Part II: Contextualizing International Organization and Global Governance Section Introduction 1. The Emergence of Global Governance Craig N. Murphy 2. The Evolution of International Law Charlotte Ku 3. International Organizations and the Diffusion of Power Michael Barnett and Raymond Duvall 4. The Diffusion of Authority David Held and Eva-Maria Nag 5. Who Governs the Globe? Susan K. Sell Part III: Theories of International Organization and Global Governance Section Introduction 6. Realism Jason Charrette and Jennifer Sterling-Folker 7. Classical Liberal Internationalism* Christer Jönsson 8. Liberal Institutionalism Tana Johnson and Andrew Heiss 9.Constructivism Susan Park 10. The English School Ian Hall and Tim Dunne 11. Rational Choice and Indirect Global Governance Henning Tamm and Duncan Snidal 12. Critical Theory Robert W. Cox 13. Marxism Julian Germann 14. Feminism Susanne Zwingel, Elisabeth Prügl, and Gülay Caglar 15. Post-Structuralism James Brassett 16. Post-colonial Global Governance Adekeye Adebajo 17. Chinese Approaches Yongjin Zhang 18. Queer International Organization and Global Governance Ariel Mekler Part IV: States and International Institutions in Global Governance Section Introduction 19. The UN System Natalie Samarasinghe and Giovanna Kuele 20. The UN General Assembly M. J. Peterson 21. The European Union Ben Rosamond 22.The Staying Power of the BRICS Andrew F. Cooper and Ramesh Thakur 23. The Global South Jacquie Braveboy-Wagner 24. US Hegemony W. Andy Knight 25. China and Global Governance Shaun Breslin and Ren Xiao Part V: Non-State Actors in Global Governance Section Introduction 26. Global Corporations Christopher May 27. Civil Society and NGOs Jan Aart Scholte 28. Labor Robert O'Brien 29. Credit Rating Agencies Timothy J. Sinclair 30. Think Tanks and Global Policy Networks James G. McGann with Laura Messner 31. Global Philanthropy Michael Moran 32. Private Military and Security Companies Peter J. Hoffman 33. Transnational Criminal Networks Frank G. Madsen Part VI: Securing the World, Governing Humanity Section Introduction 34. UN Security Council and Peace Operations Paul D. Williams and Alex J. Bellamy 35. Regional Organizations and Global Security Governance S. Neil MacFarlane 36. Weapons of Mass Destruction Waheguru Pal Singh Sidhu 37. Countering Terrorism and Preventing Violent Extremism Peter Romaniuk 38. Human Rights Daniel Braaten and David P. Forsythe 39. The Pursuit of International Justice Richard J. Goldstone 40. Humanitarian Intervention and R2P Simon Chesterman 41. Crisis and Humanitarian Containment Fabrice Weissman 42. Sustaining the Peace Gert Rosenthal 43. Human Security as a Global Public Good Stefanie Neumeier and Mark Raymond Part VII: Governing the Economic and Social World Section Introduction 44. Global Financial Governance Bessma Momani 45. Global Trade Governance Bernard Hoekman 46. Global Development Governance Katherine Marshall 47. Global Environmental Governance Elizabeth R. DeSombre and Andrea Sabau 48. Regional Development Banks and Global Governance Jonathan R. Strand 49. Climate Change Matthew J. Hoffmann 50.Sustainable Development Goals and the Promise of a Transformative Agenda Sakiko Fukada-Parr 51. Global Energy Governance Harald Heubaum 52. Food and Hunger Jennifer Clapp 53. Global Health Governance Sophie Harman and Andreas Papamichail 54. Refugees and Migrants Nicholas R. Micinski 56.Global Internet Governance Madeline Carr
About the author
Thomas G. Weiss is Presidential Professor of Political Science at The CUNY Graduate Center, New York; he is also Distinguished Fellow, Global Governance, at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and Eminent Scholar at Kyung Hee University, Korea.
Rorden Wilkinson is Professor of International Political Economy and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academic, at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
Summary
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 governance and discussions of the full range of state, intergovernmental, and non-state actors.
