| Description |
xx, 330 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Contents note continued: Disparities in development: the World Bank Group -- Policy programme of the World Bank Group -- Operations of the World Bank Group -- Information activities of the World Bank Group -- Evaluation of the organization's effectiveness -- Conclusion -- Discussion questions -- Further reading -- 10.The Environment -- Protection of the ozone layer: UNEP and the WMO -- Policy programme of UNEP -- Operations of UNEP -- Information activities of UNEP and the WMO -- Evaluation of the organizations' effectiveness -- Climate change: UNEP and the WMO -- Policy programme of UNEP and the WMO -- Operations of UNEP, the WMO and the Climate Secretariat -- Information activities of UNEP and the WMO -- Evaluation of the organizations' effectiveness -- Conclusion -- Discussion questions -- Further reading -- 11.Human Rights -- Global human rights protection: the UN -- Policy programme of the UN -- Operations of the UN -- Information activities of the UN -- |
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Contents note continued: Evaluation of the organization's effectiveness -- European human rights protection: the Council of Europe -- Policy programme of the Council of Europe -- Operations of the Council of Europe -- Information activities of the Council of Europe -- Evaluation of the organization's effectiveness -- Conclusion -- Discussion questions -- Further reading -- 12.Between a World State and International Anarchy: Images of World Order -- Models of world order -- Competition under international anarchy -- World hegemony -- World state -- Global governance -- Conclusion -- Discussion questions -- Further reading |
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Contents note continued: Further reading -- pt. II POLICY-MAKING IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS -- 4.International Organizations as Political Systems -- The constitutional structure of international organizations -- The institutional structure of international organizations -- Plenary organs -- Executive councils -- Administrative staff -- Courts of justice -- Parliamentary assemblies -- Representation of non-governmental actors -- Conclusion -- Discussion questions -- Further reading -- 5.Actors' Demands and Support: the Input Dimension -- Governments of member states -- Administrative staff -- Parliamentary assemblies -- Interest groups -- Communities of experts -- Conclusion -- Discussion questions -- Further reading -- 6.Decision-making in International Organizations: the Conversion Process -- Decision-making models -- Intergovernmental negotiations -- Majority voting -- Centralized rational choice -- Standard operating procedures -- Bureaucratic politics -- |
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Contents note continued: Operations of the IAEA -- Information activities of the IAEA -- Evaluation of the organizations' effectiveness -- Conclusion -- Discussion questions -- Further reading -- 9.Welfare and Economic Relations -- Global trade relations: the WTO -- Policy programme of the WTO -- Operations of the WTO -- Information activities of the WTO -- Evaluation of the organization's effectiveness -- European trade relations: the EU -- Policy programme of the EU -- Operations of the EU -- Information activities of the EU -- Evaluation of the organization's effectiveness -- Global financial relations: the IMF -- Policy programme of the IMF -- Operations of the IMF -- Information activities of the IMF -- Evaluation of the organization's effectiveness -- European monetary relations: the EU -- Policy programme of the EU -- Operations of the ECB -- Information activities of the ECB -- Evaluation of the organization's effectiveness -- |
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Contents note continued: Programme decisions and operational decisions -- Programme decisions -- Operational decisions -- Conclusion -- Discussion questions -- Further reading -- 7.What International Organizations Produce: the Output Dimension -- Policy programmes -- Effects -- Binding nature -- Programmes and decision-making -- Operational activities -- Specification -- Implementation -- Monitoring -- Adjudication -- Sanctions -- Operations and decision-making -- Information activities -- Collecting and publishing information -- Generating information independently -- Exchanging information -- Conclusion -- Discussion questions -- Further reading -- pt. III ACTIVITIES OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS -- 8.Security -- Violent self-help: the UN -- Policy programme of the UN -- Operations of the UN -- Information activities of the UN -- Evaluation of the organization's effectiveness -- Dynamics of arms procurement: the UN and the IAEA -- Policy programme of the UN -- |
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Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction -- Defining international organizations -- Distinctions between international organizations -- Overview of the book -- Discussion questions -- Further reading -- pt. I THEORY AND HISTORY OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS -- 2.Theories of International Organizations -- The realist school -- The institutionalist school -- The constructivist school -- Other theoretical approaches -- Conclusion -- Discussion questions -- Further reading -- 3.History of International Organizations -- War and power politics -- Industrial expansion -- Transportation -- Communication -- Social regulation -- Intellectual property -- Global economic crises -- Trade relations -- Monetary relations -- Human rights violations -- Protection of universal human rights -- Regional protection of human rights -- Developmental disparities -- Financing development -- Development and trade -- Environmental degradation -- Conclusion -- Discussion questions -- |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
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This translation originally published: 2004 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
This translation originally published: 2004 |
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Translated from the German |
| Subject |
Human rights.
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International agencies.
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International organization.
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International relations.
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Security, International.
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World politics.
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| Author |
Kruck, Andreas, 1981-
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Zangl, Bernhard, 1967-
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| LC no. |
2012009537 |
| ISBN |
9780230291881 |
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9780230321649 |
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