International Organization
Theories and Institutions
Published on 11. April 2006
XII, 185 pages
978-1-4039-8323-7 (ISBN)
Description
This book is an introduction to the study of international organizations in the field of International Relations directed toward students in the discipline. It looks at the different ways in which IOs are studied and then applies these different modes of study to a variety of specific case studies.
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"Barkin provides an excellent introduction to the theories used to understand international organization. He puts the entire range of global institutions into a comparative theoretical context, something indispensable for students of international institutions and international relations theory."
- Craig N. Murphy, M. Margaret Ball Professor of International Relations, Wellesley College
"This tightly-written, accessible primer does a splendid job of giving students a solid overview of the central approaches to international organizations."
- Michael Barnett, Harold Stassen Chair of International Affairs, University of Minnesota
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J. Samuel Barkin is an Associate Professor of Global Governance in the McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston.
Content
The State and International Organizations Sovereignty and Globalization Power and Interdependence Regimes and Institutions Efficiency and Ideas The United Nations and Its System Collective Security Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid Money, Trade and Multilateralism Development The Technical Details The Fuzzy Borders of Intergovernmentalism Conclusions
