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International organization : polity, politics and policies / Volker Rittberger and Bernard Zangl, with Matthias Staisch ; translated by Antoinette Groom ; translation consultant, John Groom.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: German Publisher: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006Description: xvii, 246 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0333721292
  • 9780333721292
  • 0333721284
  • 9780333721285
Other title:
  • International organisation
  • International organisation : Polity, politics and policies
Uniform titles:
  • Internationale Organisationen. English
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 341.2 22
LOC classification:
  • JZ1308 .R58 2006
Online resources:
Contents:
Pt. I. Theory and history of international organizations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Theories of international organizations -- 3. History of international organization -- Pt. II. Policy-making in international organizations -- 4. International organizations as political systems -- 5. Actors' demands and support : the input dimension -- 6. Decision-making in international organizations : the conversion process -- 7. What international organizations produce : the output dimension -- Pt. III. Activities of international organizations -- 8. Security -- 9. Welfare and economic relations -- 10. The environment -- 11. Human rights -- 12. Between a world state and international anarchy : global governance.
Summary: "International organizations such as the United Nations, the World Trade Organization, the European Union and the World Bank play an increasing role in international politics. This broad-ranging and up-to-date textbook provides a theoretical and empirical introduction to the politics and policies of such organizations."--Publisher description.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-234) and index.

Pt. I. Theory and history of international organizations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Theories of international organizations -- 3. History of international organization -- Pt. II. Policy-making in international organizations -- 4. International organizations as political systems -- 5. Actors' demands and support : the input dimension -- 6. Decision-making in international organizations : the conversion process -- 7. What international organizations produce : the output dimension -- Pt. III. Activities of international organizations -- 8. Security -- 9. Welfare and economic relations -- 10. The environment -- 11. Human rights -- 12. Between a world state and international anarchy : global governance.

"International organizations such as the United Nations, the World Trade Organization, the European Union and the World Bank play an increasing role in international politics. This broad-ranging and up-to-date textbook provides a theoretical and empirical introduction to the politics and policies of such organizations."--Publisher description.

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