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The Oxford Handbook on the United Nations, 2nd Edition

The Oxford Handbook on the United Nations, 2nd Edition

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  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • ISBN: 9780198803164
  • Published In: June 2018
  • Format: Hardback
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    This Handbook provides in one volume an authoritative and independent treatment of the UN's seventy-year history, written by an international cast of more than 50 distinguished scholars, analysts, and practitioners.

    It provides a clear and penetrating examination of the UN's development since 1945 and the challenges and opportunities now facing the organization. It assesses the implications for the UN of rapid changes in the world - from technological innovation to shifting foreign policy priorities - and the UN's future place in a changing multilateral landscape.

    Citations and additional readings contain a wealth of primary and secondary references to the history, politics, and law of the world organization. This key reference also contains appendices of the UN Charter, the Statute of the International Court of Justice, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

  • Part I: Introduction
    1: Tom Weiss & Sam Daws: World Politics: Continuity and Change since 1945
    Part II: Theoretical Frameworks
    2: Michael Barnett & Martha Finnemore: Political Approaches
    3: José Alvarez: Legal Perspectives
    4: Leon Gordenker & Christer Jönsson: Evolution in Knowledge
    Part III: Principal Organs
    5: M. J. Peterson: General Assembly
    6: David M. Malone: Security Council
    7: Gert Rosenthal: Economic and Social Council
    8: Ralph Wilde: Trusteeship
    9: James O. C. Jonah: Secretariat
    10: Edward Newman: Secretary-General
    11: James Crawford & Thomas D. Grant: International Court of Justice
    Part IV: Relationships with Other Actors
    12: by W. Pal S. Sidhu: Regional Groups and Alliances
    13: Ngaire Woods: Bretton Woods Institutions
    14: Paul Wapner: Civil Society
    15: Craig N. Murphy: Private Sector
    16: Barbara Crossette: Media
    Part V: International Peace and Security
    17: Disarmament by Keith Krause
    18: Peaceful Settlement of Disputes and Conflict Prevention by Rama Mani
    19: Peacekeeping Operations by Michael Doyle
    20: Sanctions by David Cortright, George A. Lopez & Linda Gerber
    21: Peace Enforcement by Michael Pugh
    22: Humanitarian Intervention by Ramesh Thakur
    23: Post-Conflict Peacebuilding by Roland Paris
    24: Terrorism by Jane Boulden
    Part VI Human Rights
    25: Bertrand Ramcharan: Norms and Machinery
    26: Richard Goldstone: International Criminal Court and Ad Hoc Tribunals
    27: Jeff Crisp: Humanitarian Action and Coordination
    28: Charlotte Bunch: Women and Gender
    29: Yves Beigbeder: Children
    30: Maivân Clech Lâm: Minorities and Indigenous Peoples
    31: Fen Hampson & Christopher Penny: Human Security
    Part VII Development
    32: Dennis Dijkzeul & Jacques Fomerand: Coordinating Economic and Social Affairs
    33: Gian Luca Burci: Health and Infectious Disease
    34: Nico Schrijver: Global Resources Management and the Environment
    35: Frank G. Madsen: Organized Crime
    36: Andy Knight: Democracy and Good Governance
    37: Richard Jolly: Human Development
    Part VIII Prospects for Reform
    38: Edward C. Luck: Principal Organs
    39: Jeffrey Laurenti: Financing
    40: Chadwick Alger: Widening Participation
    Suggested Further Reading
    The UN System
    The Charter of the United Nations
    Statute of the International Court of Justice
    Universal Declaration of Human Rights
    Subject Index
    Personal Name Index
    UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon: Foreword
    Part I: Introduction
    1: Thomas G. Weiss & Sam Daws: World Politics: Continuity and Change since 1945
    Part II: Theoretical Frameworks
    2: Michael Barnett & Martha Finnemore: Political Approaches
    3: José E. Alvarez: Legal Perspectives
    4: Leon Gordenker & Christer Jönsson: Evolution in Knowledge
    Part III: Principal Organs
    5: M. J. Peterson: General Assembly
    6: David M. Malone: Security Council
    7: Gert Rosenthal: Economic and Social Council
    8: Ralph Wilde: Trusteeship Council
    9: James O. C. Jonah: Secretariat: Independence and Reform
    10: Edward Newman: Secretary-General
    11: James Crawford & Tom Grant: International Court of Justice
    Part IV: Relationships with Other Actors
    12: W. Pal S. Sidhu: Regional Groups and Alliances
    13: Ngaire Woods: Bretton Woods Institutions
    14: Paul Wapner: Civil Society
    15: Craig N. Murphy: Private Sector
    16: Barbara Crossette: Media
    Part V: International Peace and Security
    17: Keith Krause: Disarmament
    18: Rama Mani: Peaceful Settlement of Disputes and Conflict Prevention
    19: Michael Doyle & Nicolas Sambanis: Peacekeeping Operations
    20: David Cortright, George A. Lopez & Linda Gerber-Stellingwerf: Sanctions
    21: Michael Pugh: Peace Enforcement
    22: Ramesh Thakur: Humanitarian Intervention
    23: Roland Paris: Post-Conflict Peacebuilding
    24: Jane Boulden: Terrorism
    Part VI: Human Rights
    25: Bertrand G. Ramcharan: Norms and Machinery
    26: Richard Goldstone: International Criminal Court and Ad Hoc Tribunals
    27: Jeff Crisp: Humanitarian Action and Coordination
    28: Charlotte Bunch: Women and Gender
    29: Yves Beigbeder: Children
    30: Maivân Clech Lâm: Minorities and Indigenous Peoples
    31: Fen Hampson & Christopher K. Penny: Human Security
    Part VII: Development
    32: Jacques Fomerand & Dennis Dijkzeul: Coordinating Economic and Social Affairs
    33: Gian Luca Burci: Health and Infectious Disease
    34: Nico Schrijver: Natural Resource Management and Sustainable Development
    35: Frank G. Madsen: Organized Crime
    36: W. Andy Knight: Democracy and Good Governance
    37: Richard Jolly: Human Development
    Part VIII: Prospects for Reform
    38: Edward C. Luck: Principal Organs
    39: Jeffrey Laurenti: Financing
    40: Chadwick Alger: Widening Participation
    Suggested Further Reading
    The UN System
    Charter of the United Nations
    Statute of the International Court of Justice
    Universal Declaration of Human Rights
    Subject Index
    Name Index

  • Edited by Thomas G. Weiss, Presidential Professor and Director Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies, The CUNY Graduate Center, and Sam Daws, Senior Research Associate, Centre for International Studies, University of Oxford

    Contributors: 

    Thomas G. Weiss, Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies, and the CUNY Graduate Center
    Sam Daws, United Nations Association UK
    Michael Barnett, University of Minnesota
    Martha Finnemore, The George Washington University
    José Alvarez, Columbia University
    Leon Gordenker, Princeton University
    Christer Jönsson, Lund University
    M. J. Peterson, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
    David M. Malone, Foreign Affairs, Canada
    Gert Rosenthal, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Guatemala
    Ralph Wilde, University College, London
    James O. C. Jonah, The CUNY Graduate Center
    Edward Newman, UN University
    James Crawford, University of Cambridge
    Thomas D. Grant, University of Cambridge
    W. Pal S. Sidhu, University of Cambridge
    Ngaire Woods, University of Oxford
    Paul Wapner, American University
    Craig N. Murphy, Wellesley College
    Barbara Crossette, New York Times, ret.
    Keith Krause, Graduate Institute for International Studies
    Rama Mani, Geneva Centre for Security Policy
    Michael Doyle, Columbia University
    Nicholas Sambanis, Yale University
    David Cortright, Fourth Freedom Forum
    George A. Lopez, University of Notre Dame
    Linda Gerber-Stellingwerf, Fourth Freedom Forum
    Michael Pugh, University of Bradford
    Ramesh Thakur, UN University
    Roland Paris, University of Colorado
    Jane Boulden, Military College of Canada
    Bertrand Ramcharan, UN, ret.
    Richard Goldstone, Constitutional Court of South Africa, ret.
    Jeff Crisp, Geneva Centre for International Migration
    Charlotte Bunch, Rutgers University
    Yves Beigbeder, World Health Organization, ret.
    Maivân Clech Lâm, The CUNY Graduate Center
    Fen Hampson, Carleton University
    Christopher Penny, Carleton University
    Dennis Dijkzeul, Ruhr University Bochum
    Jacques Fomerand, UN University, ret.
    Gian Luca Burci, World Health Organization
    Nico Schrijver, Leiden University
    Frank G. Madsen, Cambridge University
    W. Andy Knight, University of Alberta
    Richard Jolly, Sussex University
    Edward C. Luck, Columbia University
    Jeffrey Laurenti, Century Foundation
    Chadwick Alger, Ohio State University 

  • "This Handbook is extraordinarily ambitious and very timely, providing the most comprehensive assessment available anywhere of the UN's performance in an increasingly challenging global environment, and featuring an outstanding cast of authors. It will be an indispensable reference guide for scholars and practitioners alike. " - John G. Ruggie, Harvard University, Former UN Assistant Secretary-General

    "The Oxford Handbook on the United Nations provides the essential overview of the UN under its Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon. Timely and authoritative, the book provides a well-judged balance of analysis, critique, and prescription at a crucial time for the world organization. " - Mary Robinson, President, Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative, Former President of Ireland and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

    "Given the constant pressure of events within the United Nations, and rapid developments in all the fields that it touches, it is very useful to have a study that stands back and reflects on the challenges for the United Nations as the new Secretary-General takes office. The Oxford Handbook on the United Nations is clearly a scholarly and important work. The editors of this volume have sought contributors of the highest quality to comment on the track record of the Organisation and to make recommendations for the future. The Handbook will surely be of interest to all those who know - or think that they know - the United Nations." - Judge Rosalyn Higgins, President of the International Court of Justice

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