International Organisations and Global Problems
Theories and Explanations

Analyses the effectiveness of international organisations as problem solvers of key issues in global politics.

Susan Park (Author)

9781107434226, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 12 July 2018

324 pages
24.6 x 17.4 x 1.5 cm, 0.66 kg

'This is an outstanding book, well thought out, synthetic, clear, and documented, with a very enlightening personal vision of the two parallel processes of IO proliferation and emanation, which are rarely addressed in comparable works. Susan Park will help students to better understand a world more or less victim of scholars' benign neglect.' Yves Schemeil, Institut Universitaire de France, politique globale et comparée, Professeur émérite, Sciences Po Grenoble

International organisations (IOs) are considered fundamental in addressing global problems, but how effective are they? Conflict (war), human rights, global health, financial governance, international trade, regionalisation, development and the environment are all issues that international organisations have been created to address. This book looks at these eight key issue areas and guides the reader through an analysis of the successes and failures of international organisations in solving issues in global politics. With an introduction to international relations theory, it incorporates the best and most up-to-date scholarly research, and applies it to examples from around the world to show how to answer the question, 'Are IOs a help or a hindrance?' This textbook is an essential resource for courses on global governance, international organisations and international relations. Including an expanded further reading list for each global issue, as well as a thorough bibliography of the most up-to-date research, this is a resource that will be useful during study and on into the future.

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List of boxes
Preface
Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
1. Introduction: IOs as problem solvers
2. Using theory to evaluate IOs as problem solvers
3. Minimising and halting conflict
4. Protecting human rights
5. Providing global health
6. Providing financial governance
7. Promoting international trade
8. Creating regional IOs
9. Furthering development
10. Protecting the environment
11. Conclusion: if global governance is the answer, what is the question?
Glossary
Bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: International relations [JPS], Comparative politics [JPB], Political science & theory [JPA]