Inteational Organization

by: Volker Rittberger (Author),Behard Zangl(Contributor),Andreas Kruck(Contributor),Hylke Dijkstra(Contributor)

Publisher: Springer

Publication Date: 2019/1/1

Language: English

Print Length: 286 pages

ISBN-10: 1137610042

ISBN-13: 9781137610041

Book Description

The third edition of this popular core textbook provides wide-ranging coverage of the structure, inteal working, policies and performance of inteational organizations such as the UN, EU, IMF and World Bank. Such organizations have never been so important in addressing the challenges that face our increasingly globalised world. This book introduces students to theories with which to approach inteational organizations, their history, and their ability to respond to contemporary issues in world politics from nuclear disarmament, climate change and human rights protection, to trade, monetary and financial relations, and inteational development. Underpinning the text is the authors' unique model that views inteational organizations as actual organizations. Reacting to world events, political actors provide the 'inputs' which are converted by the political systems of these organizations (through various decision-making procedures) into 'outputs' that achieve varying levels of real-world impact and effectiveness.This is the perfect text for undergraduate and postgraduate students of politics and inteational relations taking courses on Inteational organization and global goveance, as well as essential reading for those studying the UN, the EU and Globalization.New to this- Draws on the most recent research in the field and considers some of the significant world events of the last decade to ensure that the book is completely up to date.- Two separate chapters considering Trade and Development, and Finance and Monetary Relations respectively.- Fully accounts for the challenges to inteational organizations by the emerging powers, the Trump administration and Brexit

About the Author

The third edition of this popular core textbook provides wide-ranging coverage of the structure, inteal working, policies and performance of inteational organizations such as the UN, EU, IMF and World Bank. Such organizations have never been so important in addressing the challenges that face our increasingly globalised world. This book introduces students to theories with which to approach inteational organizations, their history, and their ability to respond to contemporary issues in world politics from nuclear disarmament, climate change and human rights protection, to trade, monetary and financial relations, and inteational development. Underpinning the text is the authors' unique model that views inteational organizations as actual organizations. Reacting to world events, political actors provide the 'inputs' which are converted by the political systems of these organizations (through various decision-making procedures) into 'outputs' that achieve varying levels of real-world impact and effectiveness.This is the perfect text for undergraduate and postgraduate students of politics and inteational relations taking courses on Inteational organization and global goveance, as well as essential reading for those studying the UN, the EU and Globalization.New to this- Draws on the most recent research in the field and considers some of the significant world events of the last decade to ensure that the book is completely up to date.- Two separate chapters considering Trade and Development, and Finance and Monetary Relations respectively.- Fully accounts for the challenges to inteational organizations by the emerging powers, the Trump administration and Brexit