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Dilemmas in World Politics
The United Nations in the 21st Century
The United Nations in the 21st Century, Sixth Edition, provides a comprehensive yet accessible introduction to the UN. It explores the historical, institutional, and theoretical foundations of the UN as well as major global trends and challenges facing the organization today, including changing major power dynamics, new threats to peace and security, the migration and refugee crises, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the existential challenges of climate change and sustainability.
Thoroughly revised and expanded, it contains two new chapters on the UN and the environment and on human security, including issues of health, food security, global migration, and human trafficking. There is enhanced analysis of theoretical perspectives on post-colonialism, feminist theory, constructivism, and non-Western views. New content has also been added on the UN’s budget crisis, public–private partnerships, and the role of women in the organization.
By examining the UN as an intergovernmental organization facing the broader need for global cooperation to address economic, social, and environmental interdependencies alongside the threats posed by rising nationalism and populism, this popular text is the perfect reference for all students and practitioners of international organizations, global governance, and international relations.
Thoroughly revised and expanded, it contains two new chapters on the UN and the environment and on human security, including issues of health, food security, global migration, and human trafficking. There is enhanced analysis of theoretical perspectives on post-colonialism, feminist theory, constructivism, and non-Western views. New content has also been added on the UN’s budget crisis, public–private partnerships, and the role of women in the organization.
By examining the UN as an intergovernmental organization facing the broader need for global cooperation to address economic, social, and environmental interdependencies alongside the threats posed by rising nationalism and populism, this popular text is the perfect reference for all students and practitioners of international organizations, global governance, and international relations.
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First published October 5, 1995
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July 31, 2012
If you're ever interested in learning more about the United Nations, I'd recommend this book. The chapters are structured in a logical way, and the book itself is written so that anyone, even if you don't have previous knowledge of popular IR terms and theories, can understand what is being discussed. The book includes a helpful glossary of definitions, and several pages at the beginning of the book are devoted to the seemingly hundreds of acronyms used throughout the book.
After reading this, I now have a greater understanding of how the UN was formed, the different bodies of the UN and their functions, and the problems the UN faces in the 21st century and how it can combat them.
The makeup of the UN is very confusing, and I am sure I will often return to chapters 2 and 3, which explain how the UN was formed and what the role of the actors are.
After reading this, I now have a greater understanding of how the UN was formed, the different bodies of the UN and their functions, and the problems the UN faces in the 21st century and how it can combat them.
The makeup of the UN is very confusing, and I am sure I will often return to chapters 2 and 3, which explain how the UN was formed and what the role of the actors are.
February 10, 2015
I borrowed this book from a friend who used it as a textbook for a class. It does read as such: it is dense with many facts, dates, and names of obscure councils for past UN missions. However, I knew nothing before this about the UN and believe I can now talk about the different parts of the organization with at least some knowledge. Chapters include everything from a brief history and evolution of the UN, to individual chapters on International Peace and Security, Economic Development and Sustainability, Human Rights, and Human Security: Environment and Health. If you need a crash course on the UN, I'd definitely recommend this book.
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April 28, 2017
It's a textbook, but it has everything about the UN structure you could want. If you want more details about the actual organizations under the UN, you will have to find it elsewhere.
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