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"Focusing on recent United Nations initiatives, this book combines innovative theorizing, methodological guidance, and empirical analysis to show that global policies always embody a particular vision of the common good at the expense of alternative perspectives "--
List of contents
Introduction: the politics of global governance; 1. Global policymaking: from public goods to bricolage; 2. The making of global policies: analytical framework and methodology; 3. The sustainable development goals: planning without a blueprint; 4. The Human Rights Council: institution-building by doing; 5. The protection of civilians: policymaking by fits and starts; 6. Key Trends in the Making of Global Policies: A Comparative Synthesis; Conclusion: grasping the patchwork of global governance.
About the author
Vincent Pouliot specializes in the study of global governance, specifically the politics of multilateral diplomacy, changing and hybrid practices, and global history. He has authored or co-edited six books with Cambridge University Press, including International Pecking Orders (2016), Diplomacy and the Making of World Politics (2015) and International Practices (2011).Jean-Philippe Thérien's work focuses on international organizations and global governance. He has published widely on the United Nations, North-South relations, global ideologies and the inter-American system. He is the co-author of Left and Right in Global Politics (Cambridge, 2008), and co-editor of Summits and Regional Governance (2016).
Summary
By unpacking the practices and the values that have prevailed in three recent UN initiatives, this book demonstrates how global policymaking forms a patchwork pervaded by improvisation and social conflict. The book will appeal to students and scholars of global governance, international organizations and global policy studies.
Foreword
This book provides a new theoretical framework for the study of global governance and applies it to three vital United Nations global policies.
