Humanitarianism contested

where angels fear to tread

Foreword by Jan Egeland. This book provides a succinct but sophisticated understanding of humanitarianism and insight into the on-going dilemmas and tensions that have accompanied it since its origins in the early nineteenth century. Combining theoretical and historical exposition with a broad range of contemporary ...

Governing climate change

Examines how climate change is governed by an increasingly diverse range of actors, from civil society and market actors to multilateral development banks, donors and cities.

Multilateral Counter-terrorism

the global politics of cooperation and contestation

Peter Romaniuk examines the history and current patterns of counter- terrorist co-operation and uncovers under what conditions states cooperate to suppress terrorism as well as how existing international institutions have been affected by the US-led 'global war on terror', launched after the 9/11 terrorist ...

Preventive Human Rights strategies

Identifies the need for preventive human rights strategies, maps what exists by way of such strategies, and offers policy options to deal with the world of the future.

Global Poverty

how global governance is failing poor

Around 1.4 billion people presently live in extreme poverty, and yet despite this vast scale, the issue of global poverty had a relatively low international profile until the end of the 20th century. In this important new work, Hulme charts the rise of global ...

Global food and agricultural institutions

This pioneering text brings together for the first time the global institutions on the front line of the campaign against hunger and poverty. The institutions examined in this book - the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the World Bank ...

The United Nations and Human Rights

a guide for a new era

Julie Mertus' highly acclaimed text continues to be the only completely up-to-date comprehensive yet succinct guide to the United Nations human rights system. Today, virtually all UN bodies and specialized agencies are undertaking efforts to incorporate the promotion or protection of human rights into their ...

Transnational organized crime

With organized crime estimated to generate billions of dollars every year through illegal activities such as money laundering, smuggling of people and goods, extortion, robbery, fraud and insider trading, authorities are increasingly working together to combat this increasing threat to international security and stability. In ...

Regional security

the capacity of international organizations

Regional organizations are an inescapable feature of global politics. Virtually, all countries in the world are members of at least one regional or other intergovernmental organization. Regional organizations have traditionally been formed around economic, political, or environmental objectives. However, over the last decades these organizations ...

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

the politics and practice of refugee protection into the twenty-first century

This is a concise and comprehensive introduction to both the world of refugees and the UN organization that protects and assists them. Written by experts in the field, this is one of the very few books that trace the relationship between state interests, global politics ...

International Judicial Institutions

the architecture of international justice at home and abroad

Written by a former UN Chief Prosecutor and a leading international law expert, this is a much needed, short and accessible introduction to the current debates in international humanitarian law. Analyzing the legal and political underpinnings of international judicial institutions, it provides the reader with ...

The World Trade Organization.

Law, economics, and politics

The World Trade Organization (WTO) is one of the most important international organizations in existence today. It contains a set of disciplines that affect the ability of governments to impose trade restrictions, and has helped to support the steady expansion of international trade since the ...

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe

This book examines the development and evolution of the organization of security and cooperation in Europe (formerly the CSCE) during and after the Cold War. During the Cold War, the two global superpowers were able to come together to resolve many issues of transparency and ...

Commonwealth

inter-and non-state contributions to global governaance

The Commonwealth consists of only a quarter of the world's states and yet the Commonwealth Secretariat and Foundation have made and continue to make a significant contribution to global politics. This book provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive overview of this key international institution ...

The United Nations and Human Rights

a guide for a new era

This is a comprehensive and timely guide to the United Nations (UN) human rights machinery. Today, virtually all UN bodies and specialized agencies are undertaking efforts to incorporate the promotion or protection of human rights into their programs and activities. "The United Nations and Human ...