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Drawing on mainstream and critical theoretical approaches, International Organizations offers a comprehensive examination of international organizations` political and structural role in world politics.
The text discusses a variety of international organizations and offers the conceptual tools needed to analyze the effectiveness of their activities. Surveying key issues from international security to the environment, International Organizations looks at present and future possibilities for global governance from a broad range of perspectives.
Features
• Examines international organizations from the greatest variety of theoretical perspectives, including realism, liberalism, Marxism, feminism, and constructivism. • Surveys the nuts-and-bolts of international organizations, including the different types (intergovernmental organization, nongovernmental organizations, and multinational corporations) and their main activities. • Analyzes the role of international organizations in issues ranging from security and trade to development and the environment. • Provides case studies in every chapter to illustrate how theory explains the behavior of international organizations. • An appendix, "Finding Employment in International Organizations," provides in-depth job search advice and ideas for students.ISBN - 9789332536432
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Pages : 355
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