- What role do humanitarian organizations play in crises such as those in Ukraine and the Middle East
- How does policing work at an international level?
- Why has the US only ratified three of the seven major human rights treaties?
- Who guides the international response to climate change, and is it working?
This new textbook introduces readers to the nature, structure and purpose of international organizations (IOs). Taking a broad, issues-based approach, the book goes beyond a conventional focus on topics like security and finance to cover global health, migration, food security, and technology. In addition to providing cases of the best-known intergovernmental organizations such as the UN and the World Trade Organization, this text gives space to a wide variety of other bodies, including international non-governmental organizations, non-state actors and multinational enterprises. It looks at the motivations behind regional cooperation with case studies of the European Union and the African Union, and at human rights with reference to bodies as diverse as the International Criminal Court and Amnesty International.
Assuming no prior knowledge of the subject,
International Organizations uses a range of pedagogical tools and visual features to guide understanding. These include: graphs to illustrate key trends; regional and world maps to illustrate wealth, democracy and development; tables of major international treaties and organizations; chapter previews; and lists of key terms and organizations. The text also makes use of
IOs in Theory,
IOs in Action and
Spotlight boxes to answer focused questions and provide more detail on how IOs operate in different parts of the world. This contemporary survey is an essential text for those studying global governance and international organizations.
International organizations such as the World Health Organization and the United Nations have never been so important in addressing global challenges. This new textbook from bestselling author John McCormick introduces readers to nature, structure and purpose of international organizations. It considers both their historical development and their place in the contemporary world, along with the problems they face and solutions they offer.
Taking a broad, issues-based approach, this book:
- Goes beyond the conventional focus on topics such as security, finance, and the environment
- Covers today's most urgent topics such as global health, migration, and technology
- Gives space to international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) and non-state actors, including private foundations and multinational enterprises
- Offers readers a foundation in the main international relations theories
- Links international relations to broader themes in global and international studies
- Discusses a range of IGOs and INGOs based in different parts of the world, approaching international cooperation from a number of political and regional perspectives.
Assuming no prior knowledge of the subject, International Organizations uses a range of pedagogical tools and visual features to engage readers and guide their understanding, including:
- Line and bar graphs illustrating trends and comparative data
- Tables listing major international organizations or treaties and their purposes
- Regional and world maps illustrating different levels of wealth, democracy, and development, as well as migration flows, and how these all relate to the work of relevant IOs
- Boxed features focusing in more detail on chapter topics and making cross-chapter comparisons
- Chapter previews and list of key terms.
This contemporary survey of the work of international organizations is an essential text for those studying global politics and governance.
