Rethinking international organizati - ons

The management of international organizations is attracting growing attention. Most of this attention is highly critical of both the UN system and International NGOs. Sometimes, this criticism lacks depth or reflects insufficient understanding of these organizations, or is based on narrow, and sometimes biased, internal political concerns of a particular country. International relations theory has insufficiently studied the type of linkages that these organizations provide between international decision-making and Northern fundraising on the one hand, and practical action in the South on the other. As a result, current theory too rarely focuses on the inner functioning of these organizations and is unable to explain the deficiencies and negative outcomes of their work. While the authors identify and describe the pathologies of international organizations in, for example, international diplomacy, fundraising, and implementation, they also stress positive elements, such as their intermediary role. The latter, in particular, could form the basis of more efficient and effective policies, in addition to other recent trends, also described in this volume, that hold hope for a stronger functioning of these organizations in the future.

This book presents a long overdue empirical and theoretical overview of criticism on and cures for these organizations. It provides a fundamental rethinking of current approaches to the management of international organizations.

Sommario

List of Illustrations

List of Tables

Preface

List of Abbreviations

Introduction: Rethinking International Organizations

Dennis Dijkzeul and Yves Beigbeder

Part I: Decision Making with States

Chapter 1. Financing the United Nations: The Role of the United States

Klaus Hüfner

Chapter 2. Diplomacy: Its Place in the Multilateral World

Dietrich Kappeler

Chapter 3. The Politics of Norm Setting at the United Nations: The Case of Sustainable Human Development

Jacques Fomerand

Part II: Decision Making in International Organizations

Chapter 4. Good Intentions to Naught: The Pathology of Human Resources Management at the United Nations

Dirk Salomons

Chapter 5. The Transformation of International Public Organizations: The Case of UNCTAD

Matthias Finger and Bérangère Magarinos-Ruchat

Chapter 6. Fraud, Corruption, and United Nations Culture

Yves Beigbeder

PART III: Implementation

Chapter 7. Programs and the Problems of Participation}

Dennis Dijkzeul

Chapter 8. Human Rights, Institutional Wrongs

Alex de Waal

Chapter 9. Managing CIVPOL: The Potential of Performance Management in International Public Services

Dennis Smith

Chapter 10. Sustainable Civil Society or Service Delivery Agencies? The Evolution of Non-governmental Organizations in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ian Smillie and Kristie Evenson

PART IV: Toward Theory

Chapter 11. Cures and Conclusions

Dennis Dijkzeul and Leon Gordenker

Notes on Contributors

Authors Index

Keywords Index

Info autore

Dennis Dijkzeul is Professor in the Management of Humanitarian Crises at the Institute of International Law for Peace and Armed Conflict at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum in Germany. From 2000 to 2002, he founded and directed the Humanitarian Affairs Program at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. He has published extensively on the management of international organizations and worked for UN organizations and NGOs in Europe, Africa, and Latin America. His latest books are Reforming for Results in the UN System: A Study of UNOPS, and together with Dirk Salomons The Conjuror's Hat: Financing United Nations Peace-building Operations Directed by Special Representatives of the Secretary General.

Riassunto

The management of international organizations is attracting growing attention. Most of this attention is highly critical of both the UN system and International NGOs. Sometimes, this criticism lacks depth or reflects insufficient understanding of these organizations, or is based on narrow, and sometimes biased, internal political concerns of a particular country. International relations theory has insufficiently studied the type of linkages that these organizations provide between international decision-making and Northern fundraising on the one hand, and practical action in the South on the other. As a result, current theory too rarely focuses on the inner functioning of these organizations and is unable to explain the deficiencies and negative outcomes of their work. While the authors identify and describe the pathologies of international organizations in, for example, international diplomacy, fundraising, and implementation, they also stress positive elements, such as their intermediary role. The latter, in particular, could form the basis of more efficient and effective policies, in addition to other recent trends, also described in this volume, that hold hope for a stronger functioning of these organizations in the future.

This book presents a long overdue empirical and theoretical overview of criticism on and cures for these organizations. It provides a fundamental rethinking of current approaches to the management of international organizations.

Testo aggiuntivo

"…the book is not just honest, it is honest about the tough issues…[another] quality of the book that is worth highlighting is its broad and inclusive understanding of what the world of international organisations consist of….it paints a nuanced and comprehensive picture of how the contemporary landscape of international organisations is evolving."  ·  Development in Practice

"... The editors of this book are veteran academic and practitioners in international organizations who have assembled a talented group of European and North American authors with similar experiences ... The result is a first-of-its kind publication that should prove very helpful for anyone teaching about, researching, or participating in the administrative sides of international organizations ... all chapters are well done and several are superb ... Highly recommended."  ·  Choice

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: d beigbeder Dijkzeul
• Con la collaborazione di: Yves Beigbeder (Editore), Dennis Dijkzeul (Editore)
• Editore: External catalogues US
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 15.12.2002
• EAN: 9781571813800
• ISBN: 978-1-57181-380-0
• Dimensioni: 160 mm x 240 mm x 25 mm
• Serie: No Series Linked
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; History: 20th Century to Present